Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
Verse 1
A
D
A
Strikes the bell for 5 o'clock,
G
A
Climbs across his bike and
G
A
Cycles past the gasworks, past the river,
down the high street
Back to mother,
G
A
it's another empty day
D
Verse 2
E
D
A
Uncle Arthur likes his mommy
D
A
Uncle Arthur still reads comics
E
D
A
Uncle Ar thur follows Batman
Verse 3
D
A
Round and round the rumours fly,
G
A
Mother cried and raved and
G
A
Arthur left her no illusion,
C
A
brought the girl round, save confusion
G
A
D
Sally was the real thing, not just lust
Verse 4
E
D
A
Uncle Arthur vanished quickly
E
D
A
Uncle Ar thur and his new bride
E
D
A
Uncle Arthur follows Sally
Interlude 1
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
C#m
A
C#m
B
Verse 5
E
B
Round and round goes Arthur's head,
A
E
hasn't eaten well for days
A
B
E
Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled
A
B
Back to mother, all's forgiven,
D
B
serving in the family shop
A
B
E
He gets his pocket money, he's well fed
Verse 6
F#m
F#
E
B
Un cle Ar thur past the gasworks
E
B
Uncle Arthur past the river
E
B
Uncle Ar thur down the high street
F#
E
B
Uncle Arthur follows mother
Outro 1
B
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