Jolene

by Dolly Parton/The White Stripes · posted by gene

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Choose your octave.
Chorus:
-6  -6   7   7    -8  -8   9 -10 9 8
-3” -3”  4   4    -4  -4   6  -6 6 5
Jo-lene, Jo-lene, Jo-lene,  Jo-lene

 8   8   7    7  7    7     
 5   5   -4  -4 -4   -4     
I’m beg-ging of you please 

 -7   -7   -7 -7 -6
 -3   -3   -3 -3 -3”
Don’t take my  man

-6  -6   7   7    -8  -8   9 -10 9 8
-3” -3”  4   4    -4  -4   6  -6 6 5
Jo-lene, Jo-lene, Jo-lene,  Jo-lene

  -8    -8    -8  -8 
  -4    -4    -4  -4 
Please don’t take him

 -8  -7  -7   -7  -7 -6  6 -6
 -4  -3  -3   -3  -3 -3” 3 -3”
Just be-cause you     can

Verse:
 -6  -6  -6  -6   7  7    7   7
 -3” -3” -3” -3”  4  4    4   4
Your beau-ty is  be-yond com-pare

 -8   -8  -8   -8   -8  8   8   8
 -4   -4  -4   -4   -4 -5  -5   -5
With flam-ing locks of au-burn hair

 -8  -8  -8  -8  -8  -8   -7 -7   -7  -7 -6
 -4  -4  -4  -4  -4  -4   -3 -3   -3  -3 -3”
With iv-‘ry skin and eyes of em-’rald green

 -6   -6   -6  -6  7   7    7    7
 -3”  -3”  -3” -3” 4   4    4    4 
Your smile is like a breath of spring

 -8   -8   -8  -8   -8  -8   8   8
 -4   -4   -4  -4   -4  -4   5   5
Your voice is soft like sum-mer rain

-8 -8 -8  -8  -8   8    -7  -7   -6  -6
-4 -4 -4  -4  -4   5    -3  -3   -3” -3”
And I can-not com-pete with you, Jo-lene

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