The Chapel Lead Is Missing

Verse 1
DIn The Village (Hymn)
DDeep In The Valley
One GCold And DRainy GWinter's DNight
A DFigure Could Be Seen F#mCreeping
Through The EmEarly Misty DLight
A Ten-Foot DLadder On His GShoulder
A Heavy EHammer In His AHand
DWhat Had He Been F#mDoing?
What EmMischief Had He DPlanned?

Verse 2
DEarly. DEarly Sunday Morning
A GVicar DWent To GMorning DPrayer
He DFound The Church Was F#mChilly
There Was EmSomething In The DAir
The Marble DFont Was OverGflowing
There Was EWater EveryAwhere
He DLooked Up To The F#mCeiling
And EmFound...it Wasn't DThere

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

Verse 3
DDeep. DDeep In The Valley
One GCold And DRainy GMonday DMorn
The DPolice Were Out There F#mSearching
But EmJimmy Brown Had DGone
They EDventually GFound Him
Complete With ETorch And Bag Of ATools
He'd DBeen At His Old F#mBusiness
Pinching EmDrainpipes From The DSchool

Verse 4
D"Please, DCome Along With Me Now"
This GFriendly DWord They GSaid To DHim
"I'll DOffer No ReF#msistance"
Soon ReEmplied Our Sonny-DJim
When DJimmy Brown Was GQuestioned
This Is EWhat The Poor Boy ASaid
"I DOnly Pinched The F#mDrainpipes.
Someone EmElse Took All The DLead."

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

Verse 5
DDeep. DDeep In The Valley
One GCold And DRainy GTuesday DMorn
Our DJim Was In The F#mCooler
Wishing EmHe Had Not Been DBorn
They Questioned DHim For Many GHours
But Still Poor EJim He Wouldn't ATell
They DBlamed Him For The F#mChurch Roof
And The EmMissing Bell As DWell

Verse 6
DDeep. DDeep In The Valley
One GCold And DRainy GWednesday DMorn
The DPolice Took Jim His F#mBreakfast
But AEmgain Our Jim Was DGone
The Sargeant DWalked Into The The GCellblock
And ESaw That It Was ABare
He DLooked Up To The F#mCeiling
Of EmCourse, It Wasn't DThere

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