Uncle Arthur chords by David Bowie

UNCLE ARTHUR


D
Strikes the bell for five o'clock, Uncle Arthur closes shop,

                   D
screws the tops on all the bottles, turns the lights out, locks it up.

D
Climbs across his bike and he's away-

A
cycles past the gas works, past the river, down the high street,

        D#
back to mother. It's another empty day.

A
Uncle Arthur- likes his mummy- Uncle Arthur- still reads comics-

A
Uncle Arthur- follows Bat-man-.

D
Round and round the rumours fly, how he ran away from mum,

              D
on his thirty-second birthday, told her that he'd found a chum.

D
Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed-

A
Arthur left her no illusion brought the girl round, save confusion,

D#
Sally was the real thing not just lust.

A
Uncle Arthur- vanished quickly- Uncle Arthur- and his new bride-

A
Uncle Arthur- follows Sally-.

E
Round and round goes Arthur's head, hasn't eaten well for days,

             E
little Sally may be lovely, but cooking leaves her in a maze.

E
Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled.

A
Back to mother, all's forgiven serving in the family shop, he gets

           F-
his pocket money, he's well fed.

B
Uncle Arthur- passed the gas works- Uncle Arthur- passed the river-

B