A5 Arthur was born just a plain simple man E5 A5 in a plain simple working class position Though the world was hard and its ways were set E5 A5 he was young and he had so much ambition All the week he was overtaken E5 A5 by people who make the big decisions But he tried and he tried for a better life E5 A5 and a way to improve his own condition D5 A5 - G5 - D5 - A5 If only life were easy it would be such fu-u-un D5 A5 - G5 - D5 - A5 Things would be more equal and be plenty for everyone D5 Arthur the world's gone and passed you by A5 D5 Don't you know it, don't you know it You can cry, cry all night but it won't make it right A5 D5 Don't you know it, don't you know it Arthur we know and we sympathize A5 D5 Don't you know it, don't you know it Arthur we like you and want to help you A5 D5 Somebody loves you, don't you know it It shifts keys back to the A-E section for the guitar solo and the "How's your wife" verse, then goes back to D-A after repeating the middle eight ("If only life were easy"). At the end there's this part: A5 D5 Don't you know it, don't you know it A5 D5 Somebody loves you, don't you know it A5 D5 A5 - D5 Don't you know it, don't you know it And then it's back to "Arthur, the world's gone..." with its D5 - A5 chords, which are continued for the long fade-out. On those late verses where there's no singing on the "don't you know it" parts, you can play an A7 instead of an A. During the A & E chords ("verses"), the following is played: G | --2--2--0--2--0--0--2--2--0--2--0--0--1----1----1----1--1--0--2-- The prechorus I just play the chords noted. Over the D & A chords ("chorus"), I play: B | --3--3--1--3--1--1--3--3--1--3--1--1--5----5----5----5--5--1--3-- and during the solo, this line is moved up an octave to: B | -10-10--8-10--8--8-10-10--8-10--8--8-12---12---12---12-12--8-10---- with liberal bends on the E's at the 12th fret.