A Well Respected Man

The Kinks

Verse 1:

G	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos he get	s up	in the m	orning and he g	oes to	work at	nine

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And he co	mes back h	ome at f	ive thirty, gets the s	ame train	every	time

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos his wo	rld is bu	ilt on p	unctual	ity, it n	ever	fails

Chorus

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos he’s	oh	so	good, and he’s	oh	so	fine

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And he’s o	h	so h	ealthy in his b	ody and	his	mind

	F	Em
He’s a we	ll respected	man about town

	F	D	G	G/C	G
Do	ing the best things s	o conservati	vely

Verse 2:

G	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And his	mother	goes to m	eetings while his	father	pulls the	maid

And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade

And she passes looks as well as Bill’s at every suave young man

Chorus

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos he’s	oh	so	good, and he’s	oh	so	fine

...

Verse 3:

G	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And he like	s his	own back	yard and he l	ikes his	fags the	best

Cos he’s better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best

And he hope to grab his father’s loot when Pater passes on

Chorus

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos he’s	oh	so	good, and he’s	oh	so	fine

...

Verse 4:

G	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And he play	s the	stocks and	shares and he g	oes to	a reg	atta

He adores the girl next door cos he’s dying to get at her

But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes

Chorus

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
Cos he’s	oh	so	good, and he’s	oh	so	fine

	C	C/B	Am	C	C/B	Am
And he’s o	h	so h	ealthy in his b	ody and	his	mind

	F	Em
He’s a we	ll respected	man about town

	F	D	G	G/C	G
Do	ing the best things s	o conservati	vely