Jolene
Dolly Parton · Capo 3
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CapoPlace capo at fret 3; pitch is unchanged.
Eb
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please, don't take my man
Jolene,Eb Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you canBbm
BbmYour beauty is beyond compare
BbmWith flaming locks of auburn hair
BbmWith ivory skin, and eyes of emerald green
BbmYour smile is lAbike a breath Bbmof spring
BbmYour voice is softAb like summer rain
AbAnd I Bbmcannot compete with you, Jolene
BbmHe talks about youAb in his sleepBbm
BbmAnd there's nothing I can do to kAbeep
AbFrom crying when he calBbmls your name, Jolene
BbmAnd I can easily understaAbnd
AbHow you could Bbeasily take my maAbn
AbBut you don't knBbmow what he means to me, Jolene
BbmJolene, JolenAbe, JolBbmene, AbJolene
AbI'm beggiBbmng of you, please, don't take my man
BbmJoleDbne, JAbolene,Bbm JoleAbne, Jolene
AbPlBbmease don't take him just because you caAbn
AbYou could haveBbm your choice of meAbn
AbBut I could never love again
BbmHe's the only one for me, JolenDbe
DbI had to hAbave this taBbmlk with you
BbmMy happiness dependsAb on you
AbAnd whatevBbmer you decide to do, Jolene
BbmJolDbene, AbJolenBbme, Jolene, AbJolene
AbI'm beggBbming of you, please, don't take my man
BbmJoDblene,Ab JolenBbme, JoAblene, JolenBbme
BbmPlease don't take him even thouDbgh youAb can
AbJBbmoleAbne, JoleBbmne
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KeyB major
CapoFret 3
Tempo~111 BPM
How to play Jolene by Dolly Parton on guitar
These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play D#, A#m, G#, A#, C#, the shapes the player above shows.
The chart has three main chords: C#m, B and E. It also catches F# and C# in passing, and you can leave those out at first. The change you will play most is B to C#m, 19 times in the chart, so practise that one first. It runs at about 111 beats a minute.
Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.
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