🎸 Intro: Cm (4x) 🎸 Chorus: Cm D# A# Cm Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene A# Cm I'm warnin’ you, don't come for my man (Jolene) Cm D# A# Cm Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene A# Cm Don't take the chance because you think you can 🎸 Verse 1: Cm D# You’re beautiful, beyond compare A# Cm Takes more than beauty and seductive stares A# Cm To come between a family and a happy man Cm D# Jolene, I'm a woman too A# Cm Thе games you play are nothing new A# Cm So you don't want no hеat with me, Jolene Cm D# We've been deep in love for twenty years A# Cm I raised that man, I raised his kids A# Cm I know my man better than he knows himself (Yeah, what) Cm D# I can easily understand A# Cm Why you're attracted to my man A# Cm But you don't want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me)
🎸 Chorus: Cm D# A# Cm Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene A# Cm I'm warnin' you, woman, find you your own man Cm D# A# Cm Jolene, I know I’m a queen, Jolene A# Cm I’m still a Creole banjee bitch from Louisianne (Don't try me) 🎸 Verse 2: Cm D# There’s a thousand girls in every room A# Cm That act as desperate as you do A# Gm Cm You a bird, go on and sing your tune, Jolene (What) Cm D# I had to have this talk with you A# Cm 'Cause I hate to have to act the fool A# Cm Your peace depends on how you move, Jolene 🎸 Bridge: Cm G# A# Me and my man crossed those valleys C#bdim Cm Highs and lows and everything between A# Gm Fm Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds Cm D# I sleep good, happy G# A# C#bdim 'Cause you can’t dig up our planted seeds Cm A# Gm Cm I know my man's gon' stand by me, breathin' in my gentle breeze (Ah) Fm A# I crossed those valleys C#bdim Cm Highs and lows and everything between A# Gm Fm Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds A# Gm Good and happy G# A# 'Cause you can't dig up them planted seeds Cm Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene A# Cm I'ma stand by her, she will stand by me, Jolene 🎸 Outro: A# Gm I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me A# Gm (I'ma stand by her, she gon' stand by me) F Cm I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me, Jolene