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Long Cool Woman Tab

by Hollies


Saturday night I was downtown
                
Working for the FBI

Sitting in a nest of bad men
                       
Whisky bottles piling high


Bootlegging boozer on the west side
                              
Full of people who are doing wrong

Just about to call up the D.A. man
                               
When I heard this woman singing a song


A pair of 45's 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
                                 
'cos that long cool woman had it all

8 bars 


I saw her headin' to the table
                           
Well a tall walking big black cat

When charlie said I hope that you're able boy
                                  
Well I'm telling you she knows where it's at



Well suddenly we heard the sirens
                        
And everybody started to run

A jumping out of doors and tables
                              
Well I heard somebody shooting a gun



Well the da was pumping my left hand
                        
And then she was a-holding my right




Well I told her don't get scared

'cos you're gonna be spared

Well I've gotta be forgiven
If I wanna spend my living
With a long cool woman in a black dress

                       
Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
           
Well, with just one look I was a bad mess
                               
'cos that long cool woman had it all
       
Had it all