{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":984713,"song":"A Well Respected Man","artist":"The Kinks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/984713-a-well-respected-man-chords-by-the-kinks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/984713?type=chord","rating":4.62546,"votes":88,"content":"Artist - The Kinks\r\nSong - A Well Respected Man (1965)\r\nMusic & Lyrics - Ray Davies\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCos' he gets up in the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he goes to work at nine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he comes back home at five-thirty,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGets the same train every time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Em/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\ncause his world is built round punctuality,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt never fails.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1] \r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so healthy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his body and his mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's a well respected man about town,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDoing the best things so conservatively.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd his mother goes to meetings,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhile his father pulls the maid,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd she stirs the tea with councillors,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhile discussing foreign trade,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd she passes looks, as well as bills[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em/B[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt every suave young man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so healthy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his body and his mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's a well respected man about town,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDoing the best things so conservatively.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he likes his own backyard,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he likes his fags the best,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCos' he's better than the rest,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd his own sweat smells the best,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he hopes to grab his father's loot,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen pater passes on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3] \r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so healthy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his body and his mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's a well respected man about town,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDoing the best things so conservatively.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he plays at stocks and shares,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he goes to the regatta,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nAnd he adores the girl next door,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCos' he's dying to get at her,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut his mother knows the best about,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nThe matrimonial stakes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4] \r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so good,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he's oh, so healthy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his body and his mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's a well respected man about town,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDoing the best things so conservatively.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nEnd","plain_text":"Artist - The Kinks\nSong - A Well Respected Man (1965)\nMusic & Lyrics - Ray Davies\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd","chords":["A","C","Em/B","Am","F","Em","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}