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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5Kinks (The) - A Well Respected Man Intro G Verse 1 C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine C G/B Am C G/B Am And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause his world is built on punctuality, it never fails Chorus C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C G/B Am C G/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 Doing the best things so conservatively Verse 2 C G/B Am C G/B Am And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid C G/B Am C G/B Am And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade C G/B Am C G/B Am And she passes looks as well as bill's at every suave young man Chorus C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C G/B Am C G/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 Doing the best things so conservatively Verse 3 C G/B Am C G/B Am And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best C G/B Am C G/B Am And he hope to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on Chorus C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C G/B Am C G/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 Doing the best things so conservatively Verse 4 C G/B Am C G/B Am And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta C G/B Am C G/B Am He adores the girl next door 'cause he's dying to get at her C G/B Am C G/B Am But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes Chorus C G/B Am C G/B Am 'Cause he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine C G/B Am C G/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 Doing the best things so conservatively