G [Verse 1]C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nineC C/B Am C C/B Am And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every timeC C/B Am C C/B Am Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails [Chorus]C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fineC C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mindF Em He's a well respected man about townF D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively [Verse 2]C C/B Am C C/B Am And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maidC C/B Am C C/B Am And she stirs the tea with councillors while discussing foreign tradeContinues after the adC C/B Am C C/B Am And she passes looks as well as bills 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 fineC C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mindF Em He's a well respected man about townF D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively [Verse 3]C C/B Am C C/B Am And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the bestC C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the bestC C/B Am C C/B Am And he hopes 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 fineC C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mindF Em He's a well respected man about townF D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively [Verse 4]C C/B Am C C/B Am And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regattaC C/B Am C C/B Am He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at herC C/B Am C C/B Am 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 fineC C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mindF Em He's a well respected man about townF D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively
A Well Respected Man
The Kinks
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