Sunday, 8 April 2012

A Well-Respected Man - The Kinks


Intro: G

          C            Am             C              Am
Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine
         C                 Am                  C           Am  
And he comes back home at 5:30, gets the same train every time
          C                Am     C              Am
Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails


         C      Am             C     Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
          C     Am             C            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    
Doing the best things so conservatively


          C            Am                   C              Am
And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid
          C                Am             C                  Am
& she stirs the tea w/ councillors while discussing foreign trade
          C            Am                   C              Am
And she passes looks as well as bills at every suave young man 


         C      Am             C     Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
          C     Am             C            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    
Doing the best things so conservatively


          C              Am              C              Am
And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best
          C            Am                   C              Am
Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best
          C              Am                   C         Am
And he hope to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on 


         C      Am             C     Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
          C     Am             C            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    
Doing the best things so conservatively


          C                  Am            C              Am
And he plays the stocks and shares, and he goes to a regatta
          C              Am            C              Am
He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her
          C               Am           C              Am
But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes 

         C      Am             C     Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
          C     Am             C            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    
Doing the best things so conservatively




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