A Well Respected Man

The Kinks

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(G)Cause he (C)gets up (G)in the (Am)morning, and he (C)goes to (G)work at (Am)nine   
and he (C)comes home (G)at five(Am)thirty, gets the (C)same train (G)every (Am)time
cause his (C)world is (G)built on (Am)punctuali(C)ty it (G)never (Am)Fails

And he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)good, and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)fine,
and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)healthy, in his (C)body (G)and his (Am)mind.
He's a (F)well respected (Em)man about town, 
(F)doing the best things, (D)so conserva(G)tively.

And his (C)mother (G)goes to (Am)meetings, while his (C)father (G)paws the (Am)maid
And she (C)stirs her (G)tea with (Am)countenance, while (C)discussing (G)foreign (Am)trade,
And she (C)passes (G)looks as (Am)well as bills at (C)every (G)sauve young (Am)man

And he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)good, and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)fine,
and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)healthy, in his (C)body (G)and his (Am)mind.
He's a (F)well respected (Em)man about town, 
(F)doing the best things, (D)so conserva(G)tively.

(C)And he likes (G)his own (Am)back yard, and he (C)likes his (G)fags the (Am)best
Cause he's (C)better (G)than the (Am)rest and his (C)own sweat (G)smells the (Am)best
And he (C)hopes to (G)grab his (Am)father's loot when (C)pater (G)passes (Am)on.

And he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)good, and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)fine,
and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)healthy, in his (C)body (G)and his (Am)mind.
He's a (F)well respected (Em)man about town, 
(F)doing the best things, (D)so conserva(G)tively.

And he (C)plays the (G)stocks and (Am)shares, and he (C)goes to (G)the (Am)regatta
He (C)adores the (G)girl next (Am)door, and he's (C)dying (G)to get at (Am)her,
But his (C)mother (G)knows the (Am)best about the (C)matri(G)monial (Am)state.

And he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)good, and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)fine,
and he's (C)oh (G)so (Am)healthy, in his (C)body (G)and his (Am)mind.
He's a (F)well respected (Em)man about town, 
(F)doing the best things, (D)so conserva(G)tively.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van A Well Respected Man van The Kinks op Gitaartabs. Dit klassieke popnummer uit 1965 is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen met akkoorden spelen. Met zijn eenvoudige, elegante structuur is de song een ideale oefening om je basiskennis uit te breiden.

Dit nummer heeft beginner-niveau (niveau 2) en kun je volledig spelen met de akkoorden G, C, Am, F, Em en D. Het format bestaat uit akkoorden, zodat je meteen kunt meespelen. Pak je gitaar en ontdek waarom A Well Respected Man nog altijd een favoriet is onder startende gitaristen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: F ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.