Autoscroll
1 Column 
Text size
Transpose 0
Strumming
Tuning: E A D G B E
Arthur The Kinks Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire 1969 [Intro] | A | % | E7 | A | | A | % | E7 | A | [Verse 1]
AArthur was born just a plain simple man In a E7plain simple working class Aposition AThough the world was hard and its ways were set He was E7young and he had so much Aambition AAll the way he was overtaken By the E7people who make the big Adecisions
But he tried and he tried for a better life
And a E7way to improve his own Acondition D | A G | D A | If only life were easy it would be such fun D | C G | D A | Things would be more equal and be plenty for everyone
[Chorus] Arthur the world's gone and passed you by
Don't you A7know it, don't you Dknow it DYou can cry, cry all night but it won't make it right Don't ya A7know it, don't ya Dknow it DArthur we know and we sympathize Don't ya kA7now it, don't ya knDow it
Arthur we like you and want to help you
Somebody lA7oves you don't you Dknow it
[Verse 2]
AHow is your life and your Shangri-la And your lE7ong lost land of HallelujahA
And your hope and glory has passed you by
Can't you E7see what the world is doing to Aya D | A G | D A | And now we see your children sailing off in the setting sun D | C G | D A | To a new horizon where there's plenty for everyone
[Chorus] Arthur, could be That the world was wrong
Don't you A7know it, don't you Dknow it Arthur, could be you were right all along Don't ya A7know it, I hope yaD know it DNow we know and we sympathize A7 DWe'd like to help you and understand you A7 Don't ya A7know it, don't ya Dknow it Somebody A7loves you, don't yDa know it Don't ya A7know it, don't ya Dknow it
Arthur the world's gone and passed you by
Don't you A7know it, don't you Dknow it DYou can cry, cry all night but it won't make it right Don't ya A7know it, don't ya Dknow it DArthur we read you and understand you A DArthur we like you and want to help you A DOh! we love you and want to help you A
(Repeat last line and fade out)