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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks [Intro] G [Verse 1] C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time C 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 fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F 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 maid C C/B Am C C/B Am And she stirs the tea with councillors while discussing foreign trade C 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 fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F 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 best C C/B Am C C/B Am Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best C 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 fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F 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 regatta C C/B Am C C/B Am He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her C 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 fine C C/B Am C C/B Am And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind F Em He's a well respected man about town F D G G/C G Doing the best things so conservatively