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

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À propos de la chanson

Dans cette chanson, un homme raconte sa soirée à la ville, où il travaille pour une agence gouvernementale. Alors qu'il observe des individus malveillants autour de lui, il est captivé par une femme en robe noire, d'une beauté saisissante. Sa présence le transporte et, soudainement, un mouvement tumultueux se déclenche lorsque des sirènes retentissent. Il se retrouve brusquement mêlé à un affrontement tout en essayant de protéger cette mystérieuse femme qui semble en savoir beaucoup sur ce qui l'entoure. L'ensemble dépeint un mélange de tension, de mystère et d'attirance irrésistible.