The Kinks – A Well Respected Man (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [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