Jolene Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

G G

GI’m singing songs about the ocean Gsus2 G

 And every night’s a lullaby Bm

 To the coastalD breese and the salty seas Am

 I’ve never felt so Bmfar froDm home G Gsus2 G

 And as we cast on through these mountains Gsus2 G

 I keep my back to western skies Bm

 Where the sun it seDems to always sleep Am Bm

 Where I wish I was going D

Chorus

CShe’s the sea, Gshe’s the hardest thDing to leaveD♯ Em

 I wish Am7that she would notice, bGut the sea will never Emnotice

BJolene, Jolene, that’s what she saCng to me G

 But it ain’t nothiDng but hD♯er favorite coEmuntry song C Cm

Verse

G

GSo this old van becomes a vessel Gsus2 G

 A beast of burden and a home Bm

 But those easternD shores are never yours Am

Bridge

BmWhere I wish I was goDing---C D

CGoing--- gDoiCng--- D

Chorus

CShe’s the sea, Gshe’s the hardest thDing to leaveD♯ Em

 I wish Am7that she would notice, bGut the sea will never Emnotice

BJolene, Jolene, that’s what she saCng to me G

 But it ain’t nothiDng but hD♯er favorite coEmuntry song C Cm

GJolene, JolBene, JoleneD, JD♯olenEme---

  C(Bar) Cm

But it ain’t nothing, no it ain’t nothing---

Outro

G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

G B C G G B C G G