Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress

The Hollies

INTRO: e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------0------0-----0-----0---0--------------------------------| d---------0------0-----0-----0---0--------0-----0-----0-----0-------| a---0h2p0------5-----4-----2------------2-----0-----2-----4---------| e-0-----------------------------------3-----1-----3-----5------3--2-| e-------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------0------0-----0-----0---0--------------------------------| d---------0------0-----0-----0---0--------0-----0-----0-----0-------| a---0h2p0------5-----4-----2------------2-----0-----2-----4---------| e-0-----------------------------------3-----1-----3-----5------3--2-| e---------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| e---------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| VERSE 1: Saturday night I was downtown working for the F.B.I e--------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------| b--------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------| g--------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| d--------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2----------2-2--4--5--4-| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3----------0-0--0--0--0-| Sittin' in a nest of bad men, whiskey bottles pilin' high e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| Bootlegging boozer on the west side, full of people who are doing wrong. e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-| Just about to call up the D.A. man, when I heard this woman sing a song e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| Chorus: A pair of 45s made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9 beautiful tall With just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Interlude: e-----------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------| g----------------------------0----------------------------0-| d-0h2--2--2--2-----0-------0----0h2--2--2--2------0-----0---| a---------------0h2----0h2--------------------0h2---0h2-----| e-----------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------| g----------------------------0----------------------------0-| d-0h2--2--2--2-----0-------0----0h2--2--2--2------0-----0---| a---------------0h2----0h2--------------------0h2---0h2-----| e-----------------------------------------------------------| Wooow! e---------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| e---------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| Verse2: I saw her heading to the table, with a tall walking big black cat e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-| When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy, well I'm telling you she knows where it's at e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-| Well then suddenly we heard the siren's, and everybody started to run e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-| Jumping out of doors and tables, well I heard somebody shooting a gun e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| Well the D.A. was pumping my left hand, and she was holding my right e---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------| b---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------| g---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| d---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------| a-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-| e-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| Well I told her don't get scared 'Cause you're gonna be spared Well I'm gonna be forgiving If I wanna spend my living With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9 beautiful tall With just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Had it all... e---------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------| repeat to fade d---------------------------------------| a-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--| e-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--|

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