The Chapel Lead Is Missing

Verse 1
CIn The Village (Hymn)
CDeep In The Valley
One FCold And CRainy FWinter's CNight
A CFigure Could Be Seen EmCreeping
Through The DmEarly Misty CLight
A Ten-Foot CLadder On His FShoulder
A Heavy DHammer In His GHand
CWhat Had He Been EmDoing?
What DmMischief Had He CPlanned?

Verse 2
CEarly. CEarly Sunday Morning
A FVicar CWent To FMorning CPrayer
He CFound The Church Was EmChilly
There Was DmSomething In The CAir
The Marble CFont Was OverFflowing
There Was DWater EveryGwhere
He CLooked Up To The EmCeiling
And DmFound...it Wasn't CThere

Chorus 1
(CBaum) (DmBaum) (EmBaum)...
(FBaum)                   (FBaum)
   Oh The Chapel Lead Was Missing
(FBaum)                        (CBaum)
      And The Rain Was Pouring Down
(CBaum)                              (CBaum)
      When They Asked Who Could Have Done It
(CBaum)                     (FBaum)
      They All Blamed Jimmy Brown
(FBaum)                      (FBaum)   (DmBaum)...
      While The Little Congregation
(ABaum)                         Dm(Baum)
      Prayed For Sunshine From Above
(A#Baum)                      (BFaum)
      Cause The Temp'ry Corregation
                          (CBaum)
Leaves Them Wet To Saturation
                                 (FBaum)
'Til They Thought The Place Might Burst

Verse 3
CDeep. CDeep In The Valley
One FCold And CRainy FMonday CMorn
The CPolice Were Out There EmSearching
But DmJimmy Brown Had CGone
They ECventually FFound Him
Complete With DTorch And Bag Of GTools
He'd CBeen At His Old EmBusiness
Pinching DmDrainpipes From The CSchool

Verse 4
C"Please, CCome Along With Me Now"
This FFriendly CWord They FSaid To CHim
"I'll COffer No ReEmsistance"
Soon ReDmplied Our Sonny-CJim
When CJimmy Brown Was FQuestioned
This Is DWhat The Poor Boy GSaid
"I COnly Pinched The EmDrainpipes.
Someone DmElse Took All The CLead."

Chorus 2
(CBaum) (DmBaum) (EmBaum)...
(FBaum)                        (FBaum)
   And The Chapel Lead's Still Missing
(FBaum)                            (CBaum)
      And The Rain's Still Pouring Down
(CBaum)                              (CBaum)
      Though They're Sure Who Is The Culprit
(CBaum)                       (FBaum)
      The Lead Still Can't Be Found
(FBaum)                    (FBaum)   (DmBaum)...
      And The Little Congregation
(ABaum)                         Dm(Baum)
      Prayed For Sunshine From Above
(A#Baum)                      (BFaum)
      But Their Constant Meditation
                         (CBaum)
Will Not Pay For Restoration
                         (FBaum)
Of The Little Church They Love

Verse 5
CDeep. CDeep In The Valley
One FCold And CRainy FTuesday CMorn
Our CJim Was In The EmCooler
Wishing DmHe Had Not Been CBorn
They Questioned CHim For Many FHours
But Still Poor DJim He Wouldn't GTell
They CBlamed Him For The EmChurch Roof
And The DmMissing Bell As CWell

Verse 6
CDeep. CDeep In The Valley
One FCold And CRainy FWednesday CMorn
The CPolice Took Jim His EmBreakfast
But ADmgain Our Jim Was CGone
The Sargeant CWalked Into The The FCellblock
And DSaw That It Was GBare
He CLooked Up To The EmCeiling
Of DmCourse, It Wasn't CThere

Chorus 3
(CGone) (DmGone) (EmGone)...
(FGone)                        (FGone)
   And The Chapel Lead's Still Missing
(FGone)                            (CGone)
      And The Rain's Still Pouring Down
(CGone)                   (CGone)
      And The Organ Isn't Playing
(CGone)                      (FGone)
      Cause The Organist Has Drowned
(FGone)                     (FGone)   (DmGone)...
      The Collection Box Is Missing
(AGone)                      Dm(Gone)
      And The Vicar Can't Be Found
(A#Gone)                    (GFone)
      And The Little Congregation
                      (CGone)
Needs A Lot Of Medication
                          (FGone) (FGone)
Cause The Curch Has Fallen Down
(CGone) (CGone) (FGone) (FGone) (FGone)