Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
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(A simple chord progression to get you started.
use some blues riffs to make it your own)
Em G
E
Saturday night i was downtown
G A E
Working for the fbi
E
Sitting in a nest of bad men
G A E
Whisky 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 singing a song
A
A pair of 45's made me open my eyes
B
My temperature started to rise
A
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
G A E
Just a 5-9 beautiful tall
A
With just one look i was a bad mess
G A E
Cos that long cool woman had it all
E
Woh! i saw her heading to the table
G A E
With 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
Well then suddenly we heard a siren
G A E
And everybody started to run
E
Jumping out of doors and tables
G A E
Well i heard somebody shooting a gun
E
Well the da was pumping my left hand
G A E
And she was holding my right
E
Well i told her don't get scared
G
'cos you're gonna be spared
A
Well i'm gonna be forgiven
A
If i wanna spend my living
A
With a long cool woman in a black dress
G A E
Just a 5-9 beautiful tall
A
With just one look i was a bad mess
G A E
'cos that long cool woman had it all
E E E
Had it all, had it all, had it all,
E E E
Had it all, had it all, had it all,
Ooooo, had it all, had it all, had it
How to play Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.