La canción A Well Respected Man de The Kinks reflexiona sobre la vida de un hombre que aparentemente lleva una vida ejemplar y respetable, pero que bajo una inspección más cercana, está sujeta a críticas sociales y hipocresía. Lanzada en 1965, representa la aguda observación de Ray Davies sobre la clase media alta y los valores conservadores de la sociedad británica de la época.
Tono: C
Introducción:
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C/B
Am
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Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine
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C/B
Am
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Am
And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time
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C/B
Am
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Am
Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
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Em
He's a well respected man about town
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D
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G/C
G
Doing the best things so conservatively
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C/B
Am
C
C/B
Am
And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
And she stirs the tea with councillors while discussing foreign trade
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
And she passes looks as well as bills at every suave young man ...
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
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C/B
Am
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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
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C/B
Am
C
C/B
Am
And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best
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C/B
Am
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Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best
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C/B
Am
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C/B
Am
And he hopes to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on ...
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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
C
C/B
Am
C
C/B
Am
And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta
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C/B
Am
C
C/B
Am
He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her
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C/B
Am
C
C/B
Am
But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes ...