David Bowie - Uncle Arthur Ukulele

UNCLE ARTHUR


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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.

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Climbs across his bike and he's away-

G                 A                 C6              A
cycles past the gas works, past the river, down the high street,

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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.

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Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed-

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Uncle Arthur- down the high street- Uncle Arthur- follows mother-.