Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
intro
e-------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------0-----0-------------------------------------
g---------0-0---0-----0----0---------------------------0------
d-------0-----4-----2----0-----------0-----0-----0---2-------- x 2
a---0h2----------------------2-0---2-----2-----2---0----------
e-0------------------------------3-----0-----3-----------3-2--

Riff 1
e-------------------
b-------------------
g-------------------
d-------------------
a-2-4-5-4-2-2-4-5-4-
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

verse chords
E7 G A
e--0----3---0--
b--3----0---2--
g--1----0---2--
d--2----0---2--
a--2----2---0--
e--0----3---0--

chorus chords
B A G E
e--2-----------0--
b--3-----------0--
g--4-----------0--
d--4-----------2--
a--2-----------2--
e--2-----------0--

Riff 2
e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d---2-2-2-----0-----0- x2
a---------0-2---0-2---
e-0-------------------

um, that's pretty much it... email me with questions or anything at
blinkskater2@juno.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)

by The Hollies
Album: Romany
(c) 1972


[INTRO]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0------0-----0-----0---0--------------------------------|
D|---------0------0-----0-----0---0--------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|---0h2p0------5-----4-----2------------2-----0-----2-----4---------|
E|-0-----------------------------------3-----1-----3-----5------3--2-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0------0-----0-----0---0--------------------------------|
D|---------0------0-----0-----0---0--------0-----0-----0-----0-------|
A|---0h2p0------5-----4-----2------------2-----0-----2-----4---------|
E|-0-----------------------------------3-----1-----3-----5------3--2-|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|


[VERSE 1]

Saturday night I was downtown working for the F.B.I
e|--------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------|
B|--------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------|
G|--------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2----------2-2--4--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3----------0-0--0--0--0-|

Sittin' in a nest of bad men, whiskey bottles pilin' high
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B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|

Bootlegging boozer on the west side, full of people who are doing wrong.
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-|

Just about to call up the D.A. man, when I heard this woman sing a song
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|


[Chorus]

A7
A pair of 45s made me open my eyes
G
My temperature started to rise
E G
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
A E
Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
E
With just one look I was a bad mess
A E
'Cause that long cool woman had it all


[Interlude]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0----------------------------0-|
D|-0h2--2--2--2-----0-------0----0h2--2--2--2------0-----0---|
A|---------------0h2----0h2--------------------0h2---0h2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0----------------------------0-|
D|-0h2--2--2--2-----0-------0----0h2--2--2--2------0-----0---|
A|---------------0h2----0h2--------------------0h2---0h2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Wooow!
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|


[Verse 2]

I saw her heading to the table, with a tall walking big black cat
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-|

When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy, well I'm telling you she knows where it's at
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-|

Well then suddenly we heard the siren's, and everybody started to run
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0--------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2--------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2--------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0-|

Jumping out of doors and tables, well I heard somebody shooting a gun
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|

Well the D.A. was pumping my left hand, and she was holding my right
e|---------------------------3--3--3--0--0--0---------------------------|
B|---------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--0--0--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|-2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2--2--2-----------2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4-|
E|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3--3--3-----------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|

E
Well I told her don't get scared
G
'Cause you're gonna be spared
A
Well I'm gonna be forgiving
G
If I wanna spend my living
E G
With a long cool woman in a black dress
A E
Just a 5'9 beautiful tall
G
With just one look I was a bad mess
A E
'Cause that long cool woman had it all

Had it all...
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| repeat to fade
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2--4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--2-2-4--5--4--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--|


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I haven't seen a good tab on this song yet so I wrote this up. It's all legit.

Somehow, in a few places* the same note will be played, but one will sound more "twangy"
than the other. I really don't know how this is done. (Maybe there is more than one
guitar, but I doubt it).


[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-----0---------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-0-0---0-----0-----0-----------------------------------|
D|---------0-------4-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-| 2x
A|---0h2---------------------------2-----2-----0-----2-----0---------|
E|-0-----------------------------------3-----2-----3-----5-----3--2--|
*Like here ^ *And here ^

Now play a simple E major chord, periodically putting your pinky on the A string,
4th fret, and lifting your ring finger (This is a great way to build up your pinky):

e|---||--------------|
B|---||--------------|
G|---||--------------|
D|---||----0-----2-2-| 8x (Until singing, better to strum while you sing :)
A|-2-||-4--2--4--2-2-|
E|-0-||-0-----0------|

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
B A
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
A G E
Just a 5'9, beautiful tall
A
With just one look I was a bad mess
A G E
'cos that long cool woman had it all

e|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------0---|
G|-1-1-1---------------------0h1-| |----------------------------------0h1-|
D|--------0-----0--------0-------| |-2--2--2--2-------0-----------0-------| 3x
A|-----------2-------0h2---------| |-------------0h2--2-------0h2-2-------|
E|-0--------------0--------0-0---| |----0--0--0----------0----------0-0---|

e|---||--------------|
B|---||--------------|
G|---||--------------|
D|---||----0-----2-2-| 8x again (Yell out "wooo" after 4x)
A|-2-||-4--2--4--2-2-|
E|-0-||-0-----0------|

Repeat the E, G, A over all the rest of the lyrics:

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



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| h Hammer-on

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Song info
Long Cool Woman
The Hollies
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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