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Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress  The Hollies

LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)
by The Hollies
Album: Romany
(c) 1972
INTRO:
 
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VERSE 1:
Saturday night I was downtown working for the F.B.I
 
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Sittin' in a nest of bad men, whiskey bottles pilin' high
 
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Bootlegging boozer on the west side, full of people who are doing wrong.
 
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Just about to call up the D.A. man, when I heard this woman sing a song
 
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Chorus:
[A7]A pair of 45s made me open my eyes
My te[G]mperature started to rise
She was a lo[E]ng cool woman in a bl[G]ack dress
Just a [A]5'9 beautiful [E]tall
With just one look I was a [E]bad mess
'Cause that [A]long cool woman had it a[E]ll
Interlude:
 
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Wooow!
 
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Verse2:
I saw her heading to the table, with a tall walking big black cat
 
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When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy, well I'm telling you she knows where it's at
 
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Well then suddenly we heard the siren's, and everybody started to run
 
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Jumping out of doors and tables, well I heard somebody shooting a gun
 
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Well the D.A. was pumping my left hand, and she was holding my right
 
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[E]Well I told her don't get scared
'Cause you're g[G]onna be spared
Well I'm gonna be f[A]orgiving
If I [G]wanna spend my living
With a [E]long cool woman in a [G]black dress
Just a [A]5'9 beautiful [E]tall
With just one look I was a [G]bad mess
'Cause that l[A]ong cool woman had it [E]all
Had it all...
 
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