Uncle Arthur

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UNCLE ARTHUR
D A D
Strikes the bell for five o'clock, Uncle Arthur closes shop,
A D
screws the tops on all the bottles, turns the lights out, locks it up.
G A D
Climbs across his bike and he's away-
G A C6 A
cycles past the gas works, past the river, down the high street,
G A D D#
back to mother. It's another empty day.
E D A E D A
Uncle Arthur- likes his mummy- Uncle Arthur- still reads comics-
E D A
Uncle Arthur- follows Bat-man-.
D A D
Round and round the rumours fly, how he ran away from mum,
A D
on his thirty-second birthday, told her that he'd found a chum.
G A D
Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed-
G A C6 A
Arthur left her no illusion brought the girl round, save confusion,
G A D D#
Sally was the real thing not just lust.
E D A E D A
Uncle Arthur- vanished quickly- Uncle Arthur- and his new bride-
E D A
Uncle Arthur- follows Sally-.
E B E
Round and round goes Arthur's head, hasn't eaten well for days,
B E
little Sally may be lovely, but cooking leaves her in a maze.
A B E
Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled.
A B D6 B A
Back to mother, all's forgiven serving in the family shop, he gets
B E F
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his pocket money, he's well fed.
F# E B F# E B
Uncle Arthur- passed the gas works- Uncle Arthur- passed the river-
F# E B F# E B
Uncle Arthur- down the high street- Uncle Arthur- follows mother-.

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UNCLE ARTHUR

Uncle Arthur Chords by David Bowie

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