Jolene

"Jolene" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in October 1973 as the first single and title track from her album of the same name.

Published 8 April 2012 1 min read

By Sue Rogers

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You can play along with the videos in GCEA if you put your capo on the 4th fret! The only difference is I've knocked 4 bars out of the intro for BUG.

The song was ranked No. 217 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004. According to Parton, "Jolene" is the song most-recorded by other artists of all the songs she has written.