Jolene Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Chorus

Cm JD♯olene, JCmolene, JD♯olene, Jolene,

I'm bD♯egging of you please don't take my Cmman.

JolCmene, JolD♯ene, JolCmene, JolD♯ene,

PleD♯ase don't take him just because you cCman.

The verse is just: Cm,D♯,A♯,Cm,A♯,A♯,Am,Am,Am,Am for A bar each.

Cm -> Am

D♯ -> C

A♯ -> G

I find this easier to play, and a better sound.

Song structure:

Chorus, Verses 1234, Chorus, Verses 56, Chorus (x4)

(This is the way The Sisters of Mercy play it anyway.)

Verse 1

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Your beauty is beyond compare,

With flaming locks of golden hair,

With iv'ry skin and eyes of emerald green.

Verse 2

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Your smile is like a breath of spring,

Your voice is soft like summer rain,

And I cannot compete with you,

Jolene.

Verse 3

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He talks about you in his sleep,

There's nothing I can do to keep,

>From crying when he calls your name,

Jolene.

Verse 4

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And I can easily understand,

How you could easily take my man,

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

Jolene.

Verse 5

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Well you can have your choice of men,

But I can never love again,

He's the only one for me,

Jolene.

Verse 6

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I have to have this talk with you,

My happiness depends on you,

Whatever you decide to do,

Jolene.

Scribed by: Steven Hodgson, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Leeds, England