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 8 bars E I saw her headin' to 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 Well suddenly we heard the sirens G A E And everybody started to run E A 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 then she was a-holding my right E Well I told her don't get scared G 'cos you're gonna be spared A Well I've gotta be forgiven If I wanna spend my living With a long cool woman in a black dress G A E Just a 5'9 beautiful tall A Well, with just one look I was a bad mess G A E 'cos that long cool woman had it all E Had it all