Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) — The Hollies
Chords and lyrics for Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) by The Hollies (key of Em).
Verse
[E]Saturday night I was downtown
[G]Working for [A]the [E]FBI
[E]Sitting in a nest of bad men
[G]Whisky bottles [A]piling [E]high
[E]Bootlegging boozer on the west side
Full of [G]people who are [A]doing [E]wrong
[E]Just about to call up the D.A. man
When I [G]heard this woman [A]singing a[E] song
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[A]A pair of 45's made me open my eyes
[B]My temperature started to rise
She was a long [A]cool woman in a black dress
Just a [G]5'9, beautiful 'n' [E]tall
[A]With just one look I was a bad mess
'cos that[G] long cool woman had it [E]all
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Verse
[E]I saw her headin' to the table
Well a tall [G]walking big [A]black[E] cat
[E]When charlie said I hope that you're able boy
Well I'm [G]telling you she [A]knows where[E] it's at
[E]Well suddenly we heard the sirens
And [G]everybody [A]started to [E]run
[E]A jumping out of doors and tables
Well I [G]heard somebody [A]shooting a[E] gun
[E]Well the da was pumping my left hand
And then [G]she was [A]a-holding[E] my right
[E]Well I told her don't get scared
[G]'cos you're gonna be spared
[A]Well I've gotta be forgiven
If I wanna spend my living
With a long cool woman in a black dress
Just a [G]5'9 beautiful 'n' [E]tall
Well, with [A]just one look I was a bad mess
[G]'cos that long cool [A]woman had it [E]all
Had it [E]all
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