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Respectable: The Outsiders
#15 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records in 1966
INTRO:
 C   Am(x2)
#1.
CWhat kind of girl is Amthis..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever, ever been Amkissed?..(what kind of girl is this?)
Well, Crubidy-rub-dub-Amdub..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever, ever been in Amlove..(what kind of girl is this?)
BRIDGE:
She's Fnever been in the moonlight..G7watchin' the 
stars aCbove..(whoa, Amno!)
#2.
CWhat kind of girl is Amthis?..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever been out on a Amdate..(what kind of girl is this?)
CWhat kind of girl is Amthis?..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever, ever come home Amlate..(what kind of girl is this?)
BRIDGE:
But I Fbegged her on my knees..to G7please go out with Cme.
(And she Amdid!)
#3.
Did ya Clove her? (no, no, Amno, noooo!)
Did ya Chug her? (no, no, Amno, no, no, no-oh-oh!)
Did ya Csqueeze her? (no, no, Amno, no, no, no!)
Did ya Ckiss her? (no, no, Amno, no-oh-oh!)
#4.
CWhat kind of girl is Amthis..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever, ever been Amkissed?..(what kind of girl is this?)
Well, Crubidy-rub-dub-Amdub..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Cnever, ever been in Amlove..(what kind of girl is this?)
BRIDGE:
She's Fnever been in the moonlight..G7watchin' the 
stars aCbove.Db.
#5.
DbWhat kind of girl is Bbmthis? (what kind of girl is this?)
She's Dbnever, ever been on a Bbmdate..(what kind of girl is this?)
DbWhat kind of girl is Bbmthis?..(what kind of girl is this?)
She's Dbnever, ever come home Bbmlate..(what kind of girl is this?)
BRIDGE:
But I Gbbegged her on my knees..to Ab7please go out with Dbme.
(And she Bbmdid.)
OUTRO:
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)
DbShe's so reBbmspectable! (oh, so, so respectable!)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Respectable

by The Outsiders (US)

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Bbm

Ab7

Respectable: The Outsiders

#15 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records in 1966

INTRO:

C Am

(x2)

#1.

C Am

What kind of girl is this..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never, ever been kissed?..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

Well, rubidy-rub-dub-dub..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never, ever been in love..(what kind of girl is this?)

BRIDGE:

F G7

She's never been in the moonlight..watchin' the

C Am

stars above..(whoa, no!)

#2.

C Am

What kind of girl is this?..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never been out on a date..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

What kind of girl is this?..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never, ever come home late..(what kind of girl is this?)

BRIDGE:

F G7 C

But I begged her on my knees..to please go out with me.

(And she did!)

#3.

C Am

Did ya love her? (no, no, no, noooo!)

C Am

Did ya hug her? (no, no, no, no, no, no-oh-oh!)

C Am

Did ya squeeze her? (no, no, no, no, no, no!)

C Am

Did ya kiss her? (no, no, no, no-oh-oh!)

#4.

C Am

What kind of girl is this..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never, ever been kissed?..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

Well, rubidy-rub-dub-dub..(what kind of girl is this?)

C Am

She's never, ever been in love..(what kind of girl is this?)

BRIDGE:

F G7

She's never been in the moonlight..watchin' the

C Db

stars above..

#5.

Db Bbm

What kind of girl is this? (what kind of girl is this?)

Db Bbm

She's never, ever been on a date..(what kind of girl is this?)

Db Bbm

What kind of girl is this?..(what kind of girl is this?)

Db Bbm

She's never, ever come home late..(what kind of girl is this?)

BRIDGE:

Gb Ab7 Db

But I begged her on my knees..to please go out with me.

Bbm

(And she did.)

OUTRO:

Db Bbm