Chord Uncle Arthur by David Bowie

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 - 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 - .