Intro: Am
Am C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em G Am
I'm warnin' you, don't come for my man
(Jolene)
C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G
Don't take the chance
Em G Am
Because you think you can
Verse 1:
C
You're beautiful beyond compare
G/B
Takes more than beauty and
Am
Seductive stares
G Em
To come between a family
G Am
And a happy man
C
Jolene, I'm a woman too
G/B Am
The games you play are nothing new
G Em G
So you don't want no heat with me
Am
Jolene
Am C
We've been deep in love for twenty
Years
G/B Am
I raised that man, I raised his kids
G Em G
I know my man better than he knows
Am
Himself
(Yeah, what?)
C G/B
I can easily understand why you're
Am
Attracted to my man
G
But you don't want this smoke
Em G Am
So shoot your shot with so_meone else
(You heard me)
C G Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em G
I'm warnin' you, woman find you your
Em G Am
Find you your own man
C G/B Am
Jolene, I know I'm a queen, Jolene
G Em
I'm still a Creole banjee bitch from
G Am
Loui_sianne (don't try me)
Verse 2:
C
There's a thousand girls in every room
G/B Am
That act as desperate as you do
G Em G
You a bird, go on and sing your tune
Am
Jolene
(What?)
C
I had to have this talk with you
G/B Am
'Cause I hate to have to act a fool
G Em G
Your peace depends on how you move
Am
Jolene
Bridge:
F G
Me and my man crossed those valleys
Fº Am
Highs and lows and everything between
G Dm
Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds
Em F
I sleep good, happy, 'cause you can't
G G#º
Dig up our planted seeds
Am G
I know my man's gon' stand by me
G/B Am
Breathin' in my gentle breeze
F G
I crossed those valleys
Fº Am
Highs and lows and everything between
G Dm
Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds
Em
Good and happy
F
'Cause you can't dig up
G
Them planted seeds
Gm Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G
I'ma stand by her
Em Am
She gon' stand by me, Jolene