CHORUS:

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene

 -6   -6   6     6     6       6            5        5     5   -5   5  -4 

I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my ma-a-an

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene

   6           6       6       6      6       5    5       5   -5   5  -4    (5 4 -4)

Please don't take him just because you ca-a-an

VERSE 1:

  -4      -4 -4   -4  -5    -5    -5   -5 

Your beauty is beyond compare

  -6      6     6       6       6   -6  -6    -6

With flaming locks of auburn hair

   6      6  6     6      6      6      5     5  5        -5   5   -4 

With iv’ry skin and eyes of em’rald gree-ee-een

  -4       -4   -4    -4  -5    -5    -5      -5 

Your smile is like a breath of spring

  -6       6      6     6      6    -6   -6     -6

Your voice is soft like summer rain

   6    6  6    6     6      6       5       5    5   -5   5   -4

And I cannot compete with you, Jo-le-ee-ene

VERSE 2:

 -5    -4    -4  -4    -5  -5   -5   -5 

He talks about you in his sleep

  -5     -6          6    6   6    6  -6  -6    -6

And there's nothin' I can do to keep

  -6      -6  6     6        6      6      5        5        5  -5   5   -4 

From cryin' when he calls your name, Jo-le-e-ene

 -4  -4  -4   -4  -5  -5   -5     -5

And I can eas’ly understand

   6       6       6      6    6    -6    -6    -6

How you could eas’ly take my man

   6     6       6        6        6      6       6       5    5     4   -4

But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

CHORUS:

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene

 -6   -6   6     6     6       6            5        5     5   -5   5  -4 

I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my ma-a-an

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene

   6           6       6       6      6       5    5       5   -5   5  -4    (5 4 -4)

Please don't take him just because you ca-a-an

VERSE 3:

-4      -4       -4       5         -5    -5     -5   

You could have your choice of men

-5   6      6     6   6     -6    -6  -6

But I could never love again

 6      6     6   6    6   5     -5    -4   5   -4

He's the only one for me, Jo-le-ene

-4  -4  -4   -4     5    -5    -5       -5

I had to have this talk with you

  6    6    6     6     6    -6     -6    -6

My happiness depends on you

   6     6    6   6      6     6   6    5    5     4   -4

And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

CHORUS:

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6  -6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ene, Jo-le-ee-ene

 -6   -6   6     6     6       6            5        5     -5  5  -4 

I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my-y man

-4    -4   -5   -5    6  6    7  -8    7   -6 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-le-ee-ene

  -6           6       6       6      6   5      5       5   -5   5  -4    (5 4 -4)

Please don't take him even though you ca-a-an

OUTRO:

-4 -4

Jolene

-8  8 -8 7 -8

Jo-le-e-e-ene