Jolene (A Minor)
Artist:
Dolly Parton
Genre:
Country
Roman Numerals:
i, III, v7, VII
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
Am
(A,C,E)
-
A
E
A
C
E
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
Em7
(E,G,B,D)
E
B
E
G
D
E
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
Chorus
Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene, Jo-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
lene, Jo-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
lene, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
I'm
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
begging of you
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
please don't take my
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
man
Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene, Jo-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
lene, Jo-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
lene, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
Please don't take him
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
just because you
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
can
Verse 1
Your
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
beauty is be
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
yond compare
With
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
flaming locks of
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
auburn hair
With
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
ivory skin and
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
eyes of emerald
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
green
Your
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
smile is like a
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
breath of spring
Your
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
voice is soft like
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
summer rain
And
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
I cannot com-
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pete with you, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
Verse 2
He
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
talks about you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
in his sleep
And there's
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
nothing I can
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
do to keep
From
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
crying when he
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
calls your name, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
And
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I can easily
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
understand
How
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
you could easily
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
take my man
But
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
you don't know
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
what he means to me, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You could have your
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
choice of men
But
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
I could never
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
love again
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
He's the only
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
one for me, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
I
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
had to have this
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
talk with you
My
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
happiness de-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
pends on you
And what-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
ever you de-
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
cide to do, Jo-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lene
Repeat Chorus
Outro
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Jolene Jolene
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