Verse
C# Cb
She’s raising cattle, she’s raising bars
A#m D#7
She ain’t got time for the evening stars
C# G# C#
She gets up at five every morning
C# Cb
She’s got a bucket in her hand
A#m D#7
Spilling poison on the neighbour’s land
C# G# C# C#7
Always brings a smile to that pretty face
[Chorus]
F# Fm Fm7
She’s gonna put you six feet under
A#7 D#7 G# G#7
She’s gonna put you in the ground
F# Fm Fm7
She’s gonna make you scream blue thunder
F# F# F# C#
That girl will surely put you down
[Verse 2]
C# Cb
In the village, into the church
A#m D#7
Calls a priest and from her curse
C# G# C#
Hands him the money, walks away redeemed
C# Cb
They close their doors, they close the blinds
A#m D#7
As she makes her way to Clementine’s
C# G# C# C#7
We’re the only place that serves her here
[Chorus]
F# Fm Fm7
She’s gonna put you six feet under
A#7 D#7 G# G#7
She’s gonna put you in the ground
F# Fm Fm7
Somehow I cannot help but wonder
F# F# F# C#
When she is gonna put me down
C# Cb F# Fb
Black Jolene, why so mean?
C# G#m F# A
Black Jolene, why so mean?
C# Cb F# Fb
Black Jolene, why so mean?
C# G#m F# A
Black Jolene, why so mean?
C# Cb F#
Black Jolene, Black Jolene
Fb C#
Why so mean, why so mean?
G#m F#
Black Jolene, Black Jolene
A
Why so mean?
C# Cb F#
Black Jolene, Black Jolene
Fb C#
Why so mean, why so mean?
G#m F#
Black Jolene, Black Jolene
A
Why so mean?
[Outro]
C#
[Chords]
C: x32010
Bb: x13331
Am: x02210
D7: xx0212
G: 320001
C7: x32310
F: 133211
Em: 022000
Em7: 022030
A7: x02020
G7: 320001
Eb: x68886
Gm: 355333
Ab: 466544