Dolly Parton-Jolene - BPM - 111
[BPM 110 - Intro - Original key Capo at 4 - BUT DONT BOTHER LIVE - start with drums]2 bars - Am riff - hammer open notes onto Am to play riff
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Am - vamp]
[Verse]
Your
[Am] beauty is be [C] yond compare with
[G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With
[G] ivory skin and [Em] eyes of emerald [Am] green.
[Am - vamp]
Your
[Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring your
[G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And
[G] I can not com [Em] pete with you Jo [Am] lene.
[Am - vamp]
He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep and there's
[G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From
[G] crying when he [Em] calls your name Jo [Am] lene
[Am - vamp]
Now
[Am] I can easily [C] understand how
[G] you could easily [Am] take my man .. But you
[G] don't know what he [Em] means to me [Am] Jolene
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Verse]
[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but
[G] I could never [Am] love again
[G] He's the only [Em] one for me Jo [Am] lene
[Am - vamp]
I
[Am] had to have this [C] talk with you, my
[G] happiness de [Am] pends on you And what
[G] ever you de [Em] cide to do Jo [Am] lene
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Ending]
Am
Jolene Jolene.