Applejack chords by Dolly Parton (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
He  (F major) lived by the apple orchard
Bb 
F 
in this  (B flat major) little orchard shack  (F major) 
His real name was Jackson Taylor
Bb 
C7 
but I called  (B flat major) him AppleJack  (C7) 
F 
Now old  (F major) AppleJack was loved
Bb 
F 
by every (B flat major) one he ever knew  (F major) 
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major) AppleJack picked ap (F major) ples
C7 
F 
but he  (C7) picked the banjo  (F major) too

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Chorus 1

Play a song for me AppleJack, AppleJack

Play a song for me and I'll sing

Play a song for me AppleJack, AppleJack

Play a song, let your banjo ring

Verse 2
F 
Now  (F major) I'd go down to AppleJack's
Bb 
F 
almost  (B flat major) every (F major) day
We'd sit and we'd drink applejack
Bb 
C7 
that old  (B flat major) AppleJack had  (C7) made
F 
Then he'd  (F major) take his banjo down
Bb 
F 
then he'd ask  (B flat major) me if I'd  (F major) sing
Bb 
F 
And  (B flat major) he  would play the banjo  (F major) 
C7 
F 
and I'd play  (C7) my tambou (F major) rine

Chorus 2

Play a song for me AppleJack, AppleJack

Play a song for me and I'll sing

Play a song for me AppleJack, AppleJack

Play a song, let your banjo ring

Interlude 1

Verse 3
F 
 (F major) That's when I was just a kid
Bb 
F 
and  (B flat major) now that I am  (F major) grown
All I have are memories,
Bb 
C7 
old  (B flat major) AppleJack is  (C7) gone
F 
Oh but he  (F major) left me his banjo
Bb 
F 
and it always  (B flat major) takes  (F major) me back
Bb 
F 
And  (B flat major) everytime I  (F major) play it
C7 
F 
I  (C7) still hear Apple (F major) Jack (Everybody, sing!)

Chorus 3
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song for me and I'll  (F major) sing
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
C7 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song, let your  (C7) banjo  (F major) ring
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song for me and I'll  (F major) sing
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
C7 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song, let your  (C7) banjo  (F major) ring
(One more time!)

Chorus 4
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song for me and I'll  (F major) sing
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (F major) song for me Apple (B flat major) Jack, Apple (F major) Jack
Bb 
C7 
F 
Bb 
F 
Play a  (B flat major) song, let your  (C7) banjo  (F major) ring  (B flat major)  (F major) 
Bb 
F 
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major)  (F major)  (B flat major)  (F major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 104

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Applejack by Dolly Parton, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Applejack the way Dolly Parton intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.