The Kinks - A Well Respected Man (1965)
[Verse 1]
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Cos' he gets up in the morning,
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And he goes to work at nine,
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And he comes back home at five-thirty,
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Gets the same train every time.
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cause his world is built round punctuality,
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It never fails.
[Chorus 1]
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
F Em
He's a well respected man about town,
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Doing the best things so conservatively.
[Verse 2]
C Em/B Am
And his mother goes to meetings,
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While his father pulls the maid,
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And she stirs the tea with councillors,
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While discussing foreign trade,
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And she passes looks, as well as bills
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At every suave young man.
[Chorus 2]
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so good,
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And he's oh, so fine,
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And he's oh, so healthy,
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In his body and his mind.
F Em
He's a well respected man about town,
F D G C G
Doing the best things so conservatively.
[Verse 3]
C Em/B Am
And he likes his own backyard,
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And he likes his fags the best,
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Cos' he's better than the rest,
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And his own sweat smells the best,
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And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
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When Peter passes on.
[Chorus 3]
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so good,
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so fine,
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so healthy,
C Em/B Am
In his body and his mind.
F Em
He's a well respected man about town,
F D G C G
Doing the best things so conservatively.
[Verse 4]
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And he plays at stocks and shares,
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And he goes to the regatta,
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And he adores the girl next door,
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Cos' he's dying to get at her,
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But his mother knows the best about,
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The matrimonial stakes
[Chorus 4]
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so good,
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so fine,
C Em/B Am
And he's oh, so healthy,
C Em/B Am
In his body and his mind.
F Em
He's a well respected man about town,
F D G C G
Doing the best things so conservatively.
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