Arthur chords by The Kinks
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Arthur was born
just a plain simple man
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In a plain simple working
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class position
Though the world was hard
and its ways were set
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He was young and he
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had so much ambition
All the way he was overtaken
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By the people who make
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the big decisions
But he tried and he tried for a better life
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And a way to improve his own condition
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If only life were easy it would
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be such fun
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Things would be more equal and be
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plenty for everyone
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Arthur the world's gone
and passed you by
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Don't you know it, don't you know it
You can cry, cry all night but it
won't make it right
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C
Don't ya know it, don't ya know it
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Verse 2
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Arthur we know and we sympathize
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Don't ya know it, don't ya know it
Arthur we like you and want
to help you
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Somebody loves you don't
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you know it
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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How is your life and your Shangri-la
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And And your long lost land of Hallelujah
And your hope and glory
has passed you by
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Can't you see what the
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world is doing to ya
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And now we see your children
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Sailing off in the setting sun
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To a new horizon
Where there's plenty for
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everyone
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Arthur, could be
That the world was wrong
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Don't ya know it, don't ya know it
Arthur, could be
You were right all along
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Don't ya know it, I hope ya know it
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Now we know and we sympathize
We'd like to help you and
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understand you
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Don't ya know it,
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don't ya know it
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Somebody loves you, don't ya know it
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Don't ya know it,
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don't ya know it
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Verse 4
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Arthur the world's gone
and passed you by
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Don't ya know it, don't ya know it
You can cry, cry all night
But it won't make it right
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Don't ya know it, don't ya know it
Arthur we read you and
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understand you
Outro 1
Arthur we like
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Arthur
The Kinks
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