G   Em   C   G
C   G    C   D

[Verse]
G                   Em
It's hard for me to lie to you
C                 G
She comes home to me
       C
And we lay awake
    G
Til morning breaks
   C          D
Discussing poetry
  G               Em
Jolene, we almost never met
     C                   G
Then where would we both be?
        C             G
We'd be drowning in a sea of wealth
    C              D
Six figures of misery

[Chorus]
        Em        C             G
Take it easy, I'm new at this Jolene
        Em         C              G
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
       Em           C                 G
When I walk away, I find I've been replaced
         Em                  C               G
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space

[Verse 2]
         G             Em
And it's hard to go to bed with you
      C                  G
Still running through my mind
        C               G
But you make it so much easier
   C              D
To leave it all behind
    G               Em
And then you fly me to the moon
      C               G
While singing country songs
        C              G
I would lie in bed til morning breaks
      C               D
If it weren't for my alarm

[Chorus]
        Em        C             G
Take it easy, I'm new at this Jolene
        Em         C              G
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
       Em           C                 G
When I walk away, I find I've been replaced
         Em                  C               G     D
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space again

[Bridge]
G   Em   C   G
C   G    C   D
(repeat twice)

[Chorus]
        Em      C                 G
Make it easy my darling, don't be shy
        Em            C                  G
Light a cigarette and then you close your eyes
       Em           C                G
When I walk away, I find I've been replaced
         Em             C               G
Now he's in your bed en route to outer space

[Outro]
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