The Hollies

Long Cool Woman(Chords)

The Hollies

Key: E

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	        Intro {2X}: 
 
 
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                                                      drum accents ^   ^ 
 
main riff {4X; bass enters midway through 2nd time}; basically played 
wherever an E chord appears in the verses: 
 
    {guitar 1:} 
 
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    {guitar 2 (enters 3rd time):} 
 
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Verse 1: E Saturday night I was downtown G A E Working for the F.B.I. (E) Sitting in a nest of bad men G A E Whiskey bottles piling high (E) Bootlegging boozer on the West Side G A E Full of people who are doing wrong (E) Just about to call up the D.A. man G A E When I heard this woman sing a song A A pair of 45s made me open my eyes B My temperature started to rise A She was a long cool woman in a black dress G E Just-a 5'9, beautiful, tall A With just one look I was a bad mess G E 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Break between verses {4X}:
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{Guitar 2 plays mostly muted quarter-notes on low E {repeat main riff, 4X, as before} Verse 2: E I saw her head up the table G A E Well, a tall walking big black cat (E) When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy G A E Well, I'm telling you she knows where it's at (E) Then suddenly we heard the sirens G A E And everybody started to run (E) A-jumping out of doors and tables G A E When I heard somebody shooting a gun (E) Well, the D.A. was pumping my left hand G A E And a-she was a-holding my right (E) Well I told her don't get scared G 'Cause you're gonna be spared A I've gotta be forgiving if I wanna spend my living (A) With a long cool woman in a black dress G E Just a 5'9 beautiful tall A Yeah, with just one look I was a bad mess G E 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Coda (over main riff): (E) Had it all... {repeat to fade} . ambChile

Written by Allan Clarke/Harold Clarke/Roger Cook/Roger Greenaway

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