The Chapel Lead Is Missing

Verse 1
GIn The Village (Hymn)
GDeep In The Valley
One CCold And GRainy CWinter's GNight
A GFigure Could Be Seen BmCreeping
Through The AmEarly Misty GLight
A Ten-Foot GLadder On His CShoulder
A Heavy AHammer In His DHand
GWhat Had He Been BmDoing?
What AmMischief Had He GPlanned?

Verse 2
GEarly. GEarly Sunday Morning
A CVicar GWent To CMorning GPrayer
He GFound The Church Was BmChilly
There Was AmSomething In The GAir
The Marble GFont Was OverCflowing
There Was AWater EveryDwhere
He GLooked Up To The BmCeiling
And AmFound...it Wasn't GThere

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

Verse 3
GDeep. GDeep In The Valley
One CCold And GRainy CMonday GMorn
The GPolice Were Out There BmSearching
But AmJimmy Brown Had GGone
They EGventually CFound Him
Complete With ATorch And Bag Of DTools
He'd GBeen At His Old BmBusiness
Pinching AmDrainpipes From The GSchool

Verse 4
G"Please, GCome Along With Me Now"
This CFriendly GWord They CSaid To GHim
"I'll GOffer No ReBmsistance"
Soon ReAmplied Our Sonny-GJim
When GJimmy Brown Was CQuestioned
This Is AWhat The Poor Boy DSaid
"I GOnly Pinched The BmDrainpipes.
Someone AmElse Took All The GLead."

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

Verse 5
GDeep. GDeep In The Valley
One CCold And GRainy CTuesday GMorn
Our GJim Was In The BmCooler
Wishing AmHe Had Not Been GBorn
They Questioned GHim For Many CHours
But Still Poor AJim He Wouldn't DTell
They GBlamed Him For The BmChurch Roof
And The AmMissing Bell As GWell

Verse 6
GDeep. GDeep In The Valley
One CCold And GRainy CWednesday GMorn
The GPolice Took Jim His BmBreakfast
But AAmgain Our Jim Was GGone
The Sargeant GWalked Into The The CCellblock
And ASaw That It Was DBare
He GLooked Up To The BmCeiling
Of AmCourse, It Wasn't GThere

Chorus 3
(GGone) (AmGone) (BmGone)...
(CGone)                        (CGone)
   And The Chapel Lead's Still Missing
(CGone)                            (GGone)
      And The Rain's Still Pouring Down
(GGone)                   (GGone)
      And The Organ Isn't Playing
(GGone)                      (CGone)
      Cause The Organist Has Drowned
(CGone)                     (CGone)   (AmGone)...
      The Collection Box Is Missing
(EGone)                      Am(Gone)
      And The Vicar Can't Be Found
(FGone)                    (CGone)
      And The Little Congregation
                      (GGone)
Needs A Lot Of Medication
                          (CGone) (CGone)
Cause The Curch Has Fallen Down
(GGone) (GGone) (CGone) (CGone) (CGone)