Jolene | Chords + Lyrics (capo 4)
Intro
||: Am11 | Am11 :||
Chorus 1
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
Please don’t take him just because you can.
Verse 1
| Am C | G Am |
Your beauty is beyond compare with flaming locks of auburn hair.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green.
| Am C | G Am |
Your smile is like a breath of spring, your voice is soft like summer rain.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene.
| Am C | G Am |
He talks about you in his sleep and there’s nothing I can do to keep.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene.
| Am C | G Am |
And I can easily understand how you could easily take my man.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
But you don’t know what he means to me, Jolene.
Chorus 2
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
Please don’t take him just because you can.
Verse 2
| Am C | G Am |
You could have your choice of men but I could never love again.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
He’s the only one for me, Jolene.
| Am C | G Am |
I had to have this talk with you, my happiness depends on you.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene.
Chorus 3
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| Am C |2/4 G |4/4 Am |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| G | Am11 | Am11 |
Please don’t take him even though you can.
| Am11 | Am11 |
Jolene, Jolene.
Jolene | Chords + Lyrics (no capo)
Intro
||: C#m11 | C#m11 :||
Chorus 1
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
Please don’t take him just because you can.
Verse 1
| C#m E | B C#m |
Your beauty is beyond compare with flaming locks of auburn hair.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green.
| C#m E | B C#m |
Your smile is like a breath of spring, your voice is soft like summer rain.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene.
| C#m E | B C#m |
He talks about you in his sleep and there’s nothing I can do to keep.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene.
| C#m E | B C#m |
And I can easily understand how you could easily take my man.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
But you don’t know what he means to me, Jolene.
Chorus 2
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
Please don’t take him just because you can.
Verse 2
| C#m E | B C#m |
You could have your choice of men but I could never love again.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
He’s the only one for me, Jolene.
| C#m E | B C#m |
I had to have this talk with you, my happiness depends on you.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene.
Chorus 3
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.
| C#m E |2/4 B |4/4 C#m |
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.
| B | C#m11 | C#m11 |
Please don’t take him even though you can.
| C#m11 | C#m11 |
Jolene, Jolene.
Jolene’s chords, progressions, and TAB
Imagine writing a tune as great as Jolene and then on the same day, also writing I Will Always Love You. Apparently, that’s what Dolly Parton did back in 1973.
Jolene is Dolly’s most covered song, even Jack White has attempted it. From personal experience I can reveal that it always works, this is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Members get TAB for how to play the main riff both with and without a capo, fingerstyle, or with a pick on either the acoustic or electric guitar. There is also a chord analysis so you can play this classic with your band.
Here’s a link to the complete lesson (members only): Jolene chord analysis and TAB.
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With 44 top-ten country albums and 110 chartered singles, Dolly Parton is the most famous country singer in the world.
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