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A Well Respected Man

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A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Cos he getCs up Emin the mAmorning and he gCoes to Emwork at Amnine
And he coCmes back hEmome at fAmive thirty, gets the sCame train Emevery Amtime
Cos his woCrld is buEmilt on pAmunctualCity, it nEmever Amfails
[Chorus]
Cos he's Coh Emso Amgood, and he's Coh Emso Amfine
And he's oCh Emso hAmealthy in his bCody and Emhis Ammind
He's a weFll respected Emman about town
DoFing the best things sDo conservatiGvelyG/C  G  
[Verse 2]
And his moCther Emgoes to Ammeetings while Chis faEmther pullAms the maid
And she sCtirs the tEmea with Amcouncillors while discuCssing foreEmign trAmade
And she paCsses lookEms as welAml as biClls at eEmvery Amsuave young man ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's Coh Emso Amgood, and he's Coh Emso Amfine
And he's oCh Emso hAmealthy in his bCody and Emhis Ammind
He's a weFll respected Emman about town
DoFing the best things sDo conservatiGvelyG/C  G  
[Verse 3]
And he likCes hiEms own baAmckyard and he lCikes hEmis fags tAmhe best
Cos he's Cbetter thaEmn the reAmst and his arm sweat sCmells the EmbestAm  
And he hopCes to graEmb his faAmther's Cloot when EmPateAmr passes on ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's Coh Emso Amgood, and he's Coh Emso Amfine
And he's oCh Emso hAmealthy in his bCody and Emhis Ammind
He's a weFll respected Emman about town
DoFing the best things sDo conservatiGvelyG/C  G  
[Verse 4]
And he plaCys thEme stocks Amand shares and Che goEmes to a rAmegatta
He adores Cthe girl Emnext dooAmr cos he's dying to geCt at herEm  Am  
But his moCther knowEms the beAmst abouCt the matEmrimonAmial stakes ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's Coh Emso Amgood, and he's Coh Emso Amfine
And he's oCh Emso hAmealthy in his bCody and Emhis Ammind
He's a weFll respected Emman about town
DoFing the best things sDo conservatiGvelyG/C  G  

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A Well Respected Man

by The Kinks

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G/C

A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine

C Em Am C Em Am

And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails

[Chorus]

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine

C Em Am C Em Am

And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind

F Em

He's a well respected man about town

F D G G/C G

Doing the best things so conservatively

[Verse 2]

C Em Am C Em Am

And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid

C Em Am C Em Am

And she stirs the tea with councillors while discussing foreign trade

C Em Am C Em Am

And she passes looks as well as bills at every suave young man ...

[Chorus]

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine

C Em Am C Em Am

And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind

F Em

He's a well respected man about town

F D G G/C G

Doing the best things so conservatively

[Verse 3]

C Em Am C Em Am

And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best

C Em Am C Em Am

And he hopes to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on ...

[Chorus]

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine

C Em Am C Em Am

And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind

F Em

He's a well respected man about town

F D G G/C G

Doing the best things so conservatively

[Verse 4]

C Em Am C Em Am

And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta

C Em Am C Em Am

He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her

C Em Am C Em Am

But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes ...

[Chorus]

C Em Am C Em Am

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine

C Em Am C Em Am

And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind

F Em

He's a well respected man about town

F D G G/C G

Doing the best things so conservatively

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