Respectable chords and lyrics - NELLIE MCKAY

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Ther[C]e's [F]a [E]rich boy[Am]
But he doesn't spend
He just [F]drinks his Poland [E]Spring
He's a [Am]quick boy walkin' round the bend
[C]Or at hom[F]e alone reading[E]
And he [Dm]wants to do [Esus4]good
And he [F]wants to [Em]do right
So he [Dm]does what [Esus4]he should
[F]But he's got to subscr[G]ibe
To the [Dm]rules of the [E]tribe
[Am]Now you're
Playin' for the team
Everybody [F]loves to love [E]a winner
[Am]And you're bustin' the beguine
Everybody [F]knows you're no be[E]ginner
But [Dm]ah the bums say oh[E]
[F]Things ain't what they [G#]seem

[Verse 2]
You're the re[Am]spectable
member of so[C]ciety
But you [F]don't have nothin' on [E]me
You gotcha [Am]east side certified [C]pedigree
But you [F]won't have nothin'
[E]you'll see
Because [Dm]I warned [E]you
They would [F]scorn [Em]you
But you [Dm]never [Em]did [E]a th[F]ing

[Interlude 1]
[G][Dm][E]

[Verse 3]
[Am]When you go in for the kill
Everybody [F]wants to make it [E]happen
[Am]And you make a hundred mil
Everybody [F]wants to scratch
your [E]back then
But [Dm]ah the freaks say oh[E]
[F]Things ain't what they [G#]seem
[G]You're a re

[Verse 4]
[Am]spectable
member of so[C]ciety
But you [F]don't have nothin' on [E]me
You [Am]gotcha uppercrust dinner
[C]tux sanctimony
But you [F]won't have nothin'
you'll [E]see
Because [Dm]I told [E]you
They would [F]mold [E]you
But you [Dm]never [Em]did [E]a[F]
[G]thi[Dm]ng[E][Am][C]

[Verse 5]
Are [F]you [E]gon[Gm]na tell
Are you gonna hide
Are you
Gonna join the crowd or [Dm]split
Who are you pay[Gm]in'
[Dm]Ah what are you sayi[Gm]n'
Are you gonna sell
Are you gonna buy
Are you gonna fizzle out or [Dm]hit
Where [Gm]are you layin'
[Dm]Ah what are you sayi[Gm]n'
[Cm][Eb][Cm][Ab]

[Verse 6]
[G]
He's a [Cm]grown man
And he [Eb]wears a tie
And his [Ab]laugh is hard [G]and fast
He's a [Cm]old man
Far be[Eb]fore his time
And his [Ab]jacket holds [Cm]a flask
[G]And he tri[Fm]ed to do goo[G]d
And he [Ab]tried
[Gm]To do right
So he [Fm]did what [G]he could
But he [Ab]had to sub[Bb]scribe
[Fm]To the rules of [G]the tribe

[Verse 7]
[Cm]Now you're lookin' for a queen
Everybody [Ab]talks too much and [G]argues
[Cm]And it makes you want
to scream
Don't these little [Ab]punks
Realize who they're [G]talkin' to
But [Fm]ah the scrubs say oh[G]
[Ab]Things ain't what they [B]seem
[Cm]You're a respectable

[Verse 8]
member of so[Eb]ciety
But you [Ab]don't have nothin' on [G]me
You gotcha [Cm]caterers and prada
[Eb]and your maitre'd
But you [Ab]won't have nothin'
you'll [G]see
Because [Fm]I warned [G]you
They would [G#]burn [G]you
But you [Fm]never [G]did a [Ab]thing[Bb][Fm][G]
You're the re[Cm]spectable
members of so[Eb]ciety
But you [Ab]don't have nothin on [G]me
You're the re[Cm]spectable
members [Eb]of society
[Ab]You'[G]re so respecta[Cm]ble[Eb][Ab][G]
You're the re[Cm]spectable
members [Eb]of[Ab][G]
You're so [Cm]respectable

[Outro 1]
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