A Well Respected Man - The Kinks
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Cos he gets up
in the mornin
g and he goes
to work at nin
e
And he comes b
ack home at fi
ve thirty, get
s the same tra
in every time
Cos his world
is built on pu
nctuality, it
never fails
[Chorus]
Cos he's oh so
good, and he'
s oh so fine
And he's oh so
healthy in hi
s body and his
mind
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town
Doing the best
things so con
servatively
[Verse 2]
And his mother
goes to meeti
ngs while his
father pulls t
he maid
And she stirs
the tea with c
ouncillors whi
le discussing
foreign trade
And she passes
looks as well
as bills at e
very suave you
ng man ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's oh so
good, and he'
s oh so fine
And he's oh so
healthy in hi
s body and his
mind
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town
Doing the best
things so con
servatively
[Verse 3]
And he likes h
is own backyar
d and he likes
his fags the
best
Cos he's bette
r than the res
t and his arm
sweat smells t
he best
And he hopes t
o grab his fat
her's loot whe
n Pater passes
on ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's oh so
good, and he'
s oh so fine
And he's oh so
healthy in hi
s body and his
mind
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town
Doing the best
things so con
servatively
[Verse 4]
And he plays t
he stocks and
shares and he
goes to a rega
tta
He adores the
girl next door
cos he's dyin
g to get at he
r
But his mother
knows the bes
t about the ma
trimonial stak
es ...
[Chorus]
Cos he's oh so
good, and he'
s oh so fine
And he's oh so
healthy in hi
s body and his
mind
He's a well re
spected man ab
out town
Doing the best
things so con
servatively