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eAm-0-------C----F-----E|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
B---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|
G---------2--------|---------2--------|---------2--------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A-0~~~~~~-0~~~~~~--|-3~~~~~~-3~~~~~~--|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|-1~~~~~~-1~~~~~~--|-0~~~~~~-0~~~~~~--|
AmThere's a rich boy 
BCut he doesn't spend 
HFe just Edrinks his Poland Spring 
He's a Amquick boy walkin' Cround the bend 
Or at Fhome alone reaEding 
And he Dmtries to dEo good 
And he Ftries Eto do riiii-eeeght 
So he Dmdoes what he shouEld 
But he's Fgot to subscriiiii-Gieebe 
To the Dmrules of the Etribe 
	Am[silence]		   Am  
    Now you're playin' for the team 
EveFrybody loves to Elove a winner 
      Am[silence]                  Am  
    And you're bustin' the beguine 
Everybody Fknows you're no beginEner 
But ah the Dmbums say oooo-Eoh 
FThings ain'G#t what they seem 
You're the resAmpectable member of socCiety 
But you Fdon't have nothin' on Eme 
You got your Ameast side certified pediCgree 
BFut you won't have nothin' Eyou'll see 
BecDmause I warEned youuuuu 
They Fwould Escorn yoouuuu 
BDmut you never Edid a thing 
	Am[silence]		   Am  
     When you go in for the kill 
EveFrybody wants to makEe it happen 
	Am[silence]		   Am  
     And you make a hundred mil 
EveFrybody wants to scratcEh your back then 
But Dmah the freaks say ooo-Eoh 
FThings ain't what they G#seem 
You're the resAmpectable member of socCiety 
But you Fdon't have nothin' on Eme 
You Amgotcha uppercrust dinner tuCx sanctimony
BuFt you won't have nothin' yEou'll see 
BecDmause I Etold yooouuu 
They would Fmold yEooouu
But you Dmnever Edid a thing

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Respectable

by Nellie McKay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro: Play once

Am C F E

e-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|

B---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|---4-3-1---1-3-4--|

G---------2--------|---------2--------|---------2--------|---------2--------|

D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

A-0~~~~~~-0~~~~~~--|-3~~~~~~-3~~~~~~--|------------------|------------------|

E------------------|------------------|-1~~~~~~-1~~~~~~--|-0~~~~~~-0~~~~~~--|

There's a rich boy

But he doesn't spend

F E

He just drinks his Poland Spring

Am C

He's a quick boy walkin' round the bend

F E

Or at home alone reading

Dm E

And he tries to do good

F E

And he tries to do riiii-eeeght

Dm E

So he does what he should

F G

But he's got to subscriiiii-ieebe

Dm E

To the rules of the tribe

Am Am

[silence]

Now you're playin' for the team

F E

Everybody loves to love a winner

Am Am

[silence]

And you're bustin' the beguine

F E

Everybody knows you're no beginner

Dm E

But ah the bums say oooo-oh

F G#

Things ain't what they seem

Am C

You're the respectable member of society

F E

But you don't have nothin' on me

Am C

You got your east side certified pedigree

F E

But you won't have nothin' you'll see

Dm E

Because I warned youuuuu

F E

They would scorn yoouuuu

Dm E

But you never did a thing

Am Am

[silence]

When you go in for the kill

F E

Everybody wants to make it happen

Am Am

[silence]

And you make a hundred mil

F E

Everybody wants to scratch your back then

Dm E

But ah the freaks say ooo-oh

F G#

Things ain't what they seem

Am C

You're the respectable member of society

F E

But you don't have nothin' on me

Am C

You gotcha uppercrust dinner tux sanctimony

F E

But you won't have nothin' you'll see

Dm E

Because I told yooouuu

F E

They would mold yooouu

Dm E

But you never did a thing

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