A WELL RESPECTED MAN- The Kinks 

G 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 And his mother goes to

meetings while his father pulls the maid And she stirs the tea
with councilors while discussing foreign trade And she passes looks as
well as Bill's at every suave young man ...CHORUS And he likes his own

backyard and he likes his fags the best Cos he's better than the
rest and his arm sweat smells the best And he hope to grab
his father's loot when pater passes on ...CHORUS And he plays at stocks

and shares, and he goes to the regatta He adores the girl next
door cos he's dying to get at her But his mother knows the
best about the matrimonial stakes ...CHORUS NOTE From: Harlan L Thompson


: As with many Kinks songs, I don't know all the words.  Can anyone 
fill in the mystery spots?
(originally done in 1965.  On Greatest Hits)
(sent by Harlan)

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