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 5ʼ9, beautiful, tall A With just one look I was a bad mess G E ʼCause that long cool woman had it all 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 youʼre able boy G A E Well, Iʼm telling you she knows where itʼs 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 donʼt get scared G ʼCause youʼre gonna be spared A Iʼve gotta be forgiving if I wanna spend my living A With a long cool woman in a black dress G E Just a 5ʼ9 beautiful tall A Yeah, with just one look I was a bad mess G E Cause that long cool woman had it all E Had it all...
