A Well Respected Man [C] - The Kinks
‘Cause he [C] gets up [G] in the [Am] morning, and he [C] goes to [G] work at [Am] nine
And he [C] comes back [G] home at [Am] five-thirty, Gets the [C] same train [G] every [Am] time
‘Cause his [C] world is [G] built ‘round [Am] punctuali[C]ty, it [G] never [Am] fails
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And he's [C] oh, [G] so [Am] good and he's [C] oh, [G] so [Am] fine
And he's [C] oh, [G] so [Am] healthy in his [C] body [G] and his [Am] mind
He's a [F] well respected [Em] man about town
[F] Doing the best things [D] so conserva[G]tively
And his [C] mother [G] goes to [Am] meetings while his [C] father [G] pulls the [Am] maid
And she [C] stirs the [G] tea with [Am] councillors while dis[C]cussing [G] foreign [Am] trade
And she [C] passes [G] looks as [Am] well as bills at [C] every [G] suave young [Am] man
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And he [C] likes his [G] own [Am] backyard, and he [C] likes his [G] fags the [Am] best
‘Cause he's [C] better [G] than the [Am] rest And his [C] own sweat [G] smells the [Am] best
And he [C] hopes to [G] grab his [Am] father's loot when [C] Pater [G] passes [Am] on
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And he [C] plays at [G] stocks and [Am] shares,
And he [C] goes to [G] the Re[Am]gatta
And he a[C]dores the [G] girl next [Am] door
‘Cause he's [C] dying [G] to get [Am] at her
But his [C] mother [G] knows the [Am] best about, the [C] matri[G]monial [Am] stakes
Chorus:
A Well Respected Man [C]The Kinks
‘Cause he C gets up G in the Am morning, and he C goes to G work at Am nine And he C comes back G home at Am five-thirty, Gets the C same train G every Am time ‘Cause his C world is G built ‘round Am punctualiCty, it G never Am fails
Chorus And he's C oh, G so Am good and he's C oh, G so Am fine And he's C oh, G so Am healthy in his C body G and his Am mind He's a F well respected Em man about town F Doing the best things D so conservaGtively
And his C mother G goes to Am meetings while his C father G pulls the Am maid And she C stirs the G tea with Am councillors while disCcussing G foreign Am trade And she C passes G looks as Am well as bills at C every G suave young Am man
Chorus
And he C likes his G own Am backyard, and he C likes his G fags the Am best ‘Cause he's C better G than the Am rest And his C own sweat G smells the Am best And he C hopes to G grab his Am father's loot when C Pater G passes Am on
Chorus
And he C plays at G stocks and Am shares, And he C goes to G the ReAmgatta And he aCdores the G girl next Am door ‘Cause he's C dying G to get Am at her But his C mother G knows the Am best about, the C matriGmonial Am stakes