The Kinks
A Well Respected Man

This song sounds great on a banjo. I just pick a little on the verse and play big chords on the chorus.  I play the C/B on the banjo like an open Em (0 2002).
I play the C/G as a quick xxx12 / xxx00.


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     C/G
Doing the best things so conservatively
 
        C              Am                 C                Am
And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid
        C                  Am                  C               Am
And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade
        C               Am                C                 Am
And she passes looks as well as Bill's at every suave young man
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
       C             Am              C                  Am
And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best
         C               Am           C                    Am
Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best
       C                Am                 C            Am
And he hope to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
       C                    Am            C         Am
And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta
    C                   Am            C            Am
He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her
        C                Am             C           Am
But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes
 
REPEAT CHORUS

 



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