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Tall Dark Handsome Man:Bobby Sisco.
On CHESS Records in 1957. (Great Rockabilly.)
INTRO:  E  A  
#1.
EWell, the Atelephone's buzzin', news going 'round,
tall, dark, handsome man in town.
DLong Cadillac, fine side-walls, Atop lift back, he's 
a cool-cool ball.
CHORUS:
Tall, dark, and Ehandsome, tall, dark, and handsome Aman.
#2.
AI was standin' on the corner as he stopped by, my baby 
said to me, I'll say you bye-bye..and she Drode away with 
this tall, dark, and handsome Aman.
(Go cats!)
INTERLUDE:  A   DA..G  AA7..D  A   E  A  
#3.
AWell, I know I'm a Dfool, my Agirl's been took..now, all I 
can Ddo is Astand here and look.
AWhile she drives away with this Etall, dark, and handsome Aman.
(Go Johnny, go boy!)
INTERLUDE:  A   Am7   A   Dbm   E   Dbm   E   A   Db   A   D   A   E   D  A  
#4.
AWell, I'm a poor country boy down on the farm, I don't wanna 
do you no harm.
Buy me a DCadillac, long and Ablue, take my Ebaby back, Aaway 
from you..tall, dark, and Ehandsome, tall, dark, and handsome Aman. 
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Tall Dark Handsome Man

by Bobby Sisco

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Am7

Dbm

Tall Dark Handsome Man:Bobby Sisco.

On CHESS Records in 1957. (Great Rockabilly.)

E A

INTRO:

#1.

E A

Well, the telephone's buzzin', news going 'round,

tall, dark, handsome man in town.

D A

Long Cadillac, fine side-walls, top lift back, he's

a cool-cool ball.

CHORUS:

E A

Tall, dark, and handsome, tall, dark, and handsome man.

#2.

I was standin' on the corner as he stopped by, my baby

said to me, I'll say you bye-bye..and she rode away with

this tall, dark, and handsome man.

(Go cats!)

A D A A E A

INTERLUDE: A..G A7..D

#3.

A D A

Well, I know I'm a fool, my girl's been took..now, all I

D A

can do is stand here and look.

A E A

While she drives away with this tall, dark, and handsome man.

(Go Johnny, go boy!)

A Am7 A Dbm E Dbm E A Db A D A E D A

INTERLUDE:

#4.

Well, I'm a poor country boy down on the farm, I don't wanna

do you no harm.

D A E A

Buy me a Cadillac, long and blue, take my baby back, away

E A

from you..tall, dark, and handsome, tall, dark, and handsome man.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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