A Well Respected Man – The Kinks (Ray Davies) (Single strum: G) (nc) C Em Am Cause he gets up in the morning C Em Am And he goes to work at nine C Em Am And he comes back home at five-thirty C Em Am Gets the same train every time C Em Am C ‘Cause his world is built ‘round punctuality Em Am / / It never fails / C Em Am And he’s oh so good C Em Am And he’s oh so fine C Em Am And he’s oh so healthy C Em Am In his body and his mind F Em He’s a well respected man about town F D7 G / / / / / / Doing the best things so conservatively / C Em Am And his mother goes to meetings C Em Am While his father pulls the maid C Em Am And she stirs the tea with councillors C Em Am While discussing foreign trade C Em Am And she passes looks as well as bills C Em Am / / At every suave young man / C Em Am And he’s oh so good C Em Am And he’s oh so fine C Em Am And he’s oh so healthy C Em Am In his body and his mind F Em He’s a well respected man about town F D7 G / / / / / / Doing the best things so conservatively / C Em Am And he likes his own backyard C Em Am And he likes his fags the best C Em Am ‘Cause he’s better than the rest C Em Am And his own sweat smells the best C Em Am And he hopes to grab his father’s loot C Em Am / / When pater passes on / C Em Am And he’s oh so good C Em Am And he’s oh so fine C Em Am And he’s oh so healthy C Em Am In his body and his mind F Em He’s a well respected man about town F D7 G / / / / / / Doing the best things so conservatively / C Em Am And he plays at stocks and shares C Em Am And he goes to the Regatta C Em Am He adores the girl next door C Em Am ‘Cause he’s dying to get at her C Em Am But his mother knows the best about C Em Am / / The matrimonial stakes / C Em Am And he’s oh so good C Em Am And he’s oh so fine C Em Am And he’s oh so healthy C Em Am In his body and his mind F Em He’s a well respected man about town F D7 G / / / / Doing the best things so conservatively .