Jolene Beyoncé

Jolene

Beyoncé

Madison

90
0:00 3:03
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bm
Capo:
Fret 2
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Am | - | - | - |

[Chorus]
  Am      C       G/B     Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
    G            Em         G     Am
I'm warnin' you, don't come for my  man
          C       G       Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
      G                      Em         G   Am
Don't take the chance because  you think you  can

[Verse 1]
       Am           C
You're beautiful, beyond compare
      G/B                    Am
Takes more than beauty and seductive stares
   G                Em         G    Am
To come between a family and a happy  man
              C
Jolene, I'm a woman too
    G/B                Am
The games you play are nothing new
   G                     Em
So you don't want no heat  with me,
G Am
  Jolene
                            C
We've been deep in love for twenty years
  G/B                      Am
I raised that man, I raised  his kids
  G                  Em           G Am
I know my man better than he knows  himself
             C
I can easily understand
          G/B            Am
Why you're   attracted to  my man
              G
But you don't want this smoke,
         Em             G   Am
so shoot your shot with someone else

[Chorus]
  Am      C       G/B     Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
    G
I'm warnin' you, woman,
Em       G    Am
find you your own man
          C          G/B      Am
Jolene, I know I'm a queen, Jolene
            G                  Em        G Am
I'm still a Creole banjee bitch  from Louisianne

[Verse 2]
          Am                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
                   C
I had to have this talk with you
         G/B             Am
'Cause I hate to have to act the fool
     G                   Em
Your peace depends on how  you move,
G Am
  Jolene
              Fmaj7         G
Me and my man crossed those valleys

[Bridge]
G#dim7                  Am
Highs and lows and everything between
                G                Em   Dm/A
Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds
              Em
I sleep good, happy
           Fmaj7            G            G#dim7
'Cause you can't dig up our planted seeds
Am                           G
  I know my man's gon' stand by me,
          Em          Am
breathin' in my gentle  breeze
Fmaj7 G G#dim7 Am G Em
Dm/A Em
Fmaj7             G
Can't dig up them planted seeds
  G#dim7          Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G Em    Am
  Me, Jolene

[Outro]
              G                     Em
I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me
Fmaj7 G              D/F#
       I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me,
  Am
Jolene

Bars

[Intro]
| Am | - | - | - |

[Chorus]
| Am - C  - | G/B - Am - | - - G - | Em G Am - |
| -  - -  - | -   - -  - | C - G - | Am - -  - |
| G  - Em G | Am  - -  - | - - - - |

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm warnin' you, don't come for my  man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Don't take the chance because  you think you  can

[Verse 1]
                                       | Am  - C  - |
| G/B - Am - | G   - Em G | Am  - -  - | -   - -  - |
| -   - C  - | G/B - Am - | G   - Em G | Am  - -  - |
| -   - -  - | -   - C  - | G/B - Am - | G   - Em G |
| Am  - -  - | -   - -  - | -   - C  - | G/B - Am - |
| G   - Em G | Am  - -  - | -   - -  - |

You're beautiful, beyond compare
Takes more than beauty and seductive stares
To come between a family and a happy  man
Jolene, I'm a woman too
The games you play are nothing new
So you don't want no heat  with me,
Jolene
We've been deep in love for twenty years
I raised that man, I raised  his kids
I know my man better than he knows  himself
I can easily understand
Why you're   attracted to  my man
But you don't want this smoke,
so shoot your shot with someone else

[Chorus]
                                     | Am - C  - |
| G/B - Am - | - - G   - | Em G Am - | -  - -  - |
| -   - -  - | C - G/B - | Am - -  - | G  - Em G |
| Am  - -  - | - - -   - |

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm warnin' you, woman,
find you your own man
Jolene, I know I'm a queen, Jolene
I'm still a Creole banjee bitch  from Louisianne

[Verse 2]
                           | Am - C - | G/B - Am - |
| G     - Em G | Am - -  - | -  - - - | -   - C  - |
| G/B   - Am - | G  - Em G | Am - - - | -   - -  - |
| Fmaj7 - G  - |

There's a thousand girls in every room
That act as desperate as  you do
You a bird, go on and sing  your tune,
Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
'Cause I hate to have to act the fool
Your peace depends on how  you move,
Jolene
Me and my man crossed those valleys

[Bridge]
               | G#dim7 Am     | -  G      | Em    Dm/A |
| -      -     | Em     Fmaj7  | G  G#dim7 | Am    -    |
| G      Em    | Am     -      | -  -      | Fmaj7 G    |
| G#dim7 Am    | -      G      | Em Dm/A   | -     -    |
| Em     Fmaj7 | G      G#dim7 | Am -      | G     Em   |
| Am     -     | -      -      |

Highs and lows and everything between
Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds
I sleep good, happy
'Cause you can't dig up our planted seeds
I know my man's gon' stand by me,
breathin' in my gentle  breeze
Can't dig up them planted seeds
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Me, Jolene

[Outro]
                | G Em | Fmaj7 G |
| D/F# - | Am - |

I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me
I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me,
Jolene

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