Jolene Chords
by Cory Branan
Jolene by Cory Branan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, F#, B, C and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E A
I only play this bar 'cause i know you'll be here
F# B
They don't like me, i can tell
E A
Everyone except the band looks like a rock star
F# B A
And everyone except for you can go to hell
Chorus
E F# A E B
Jolene, i wish i played the songs that make you dance
E F# A
Cause i know what you mean when you say
E B A
We are never anything but free
A E B E
Is there room out on that wire for me?
E F# A B
E A
I've seen the suicides you used to hang with
F# B
I know the dirty town you're from
E A
And i watched 'em blow away like ash and charcoal
F# B A
Far below this crazy diamond you've become
Chorus
E F# A E B
Jolene, i wish i played the songs that make you dance
E F# A
Cause i know what you mean when you say
E B A
We are never anything but free
A E B E
Is there room out on that wire for me?
E F# A B (walk up) C
C# B A E
You're a stained glass window on a back door screen
C# B A B
You're the things you say and the things you mean
A B E A
You're a New York doll and a Mississippi queen
F# B A E
And you're each sweet mile between, Jolene
SOLO
E F# A E B x2
Chorus
E F# A E B
Jolene, i wish i played the songs that make you dance
E F# A
Cause i know what you mean when you say
E B A
We are never anything but free
A E B E
Is there room out on that wire for me?