JOLENE
Recorded by Beyonce
Album: COWBOY CARTER (2024)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
|(Am) / / / |(Am) / / / |(Am) / / / |(Am) / /

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