The Chapel Lead Is Missing

Verse 1
AIn The Village (Hymn)
ADeep In The Valley
One DCold And ARainy DWinter's ANight
A AFigure Could Be Seen C#mCreeping
Through The BmEarly Misty ALight
A Ten-Foot ALadder On His DShoulder
A Heavy BHammer In His EHand
AWhat Had He Been C#mDoing?
What BmMischief Had He APlanned?

Verse 2
AEarly. AEarly Sunday Morning
A DVicar AWent To DMorning APrayer
He AFound The Church Was C#mChilly
There Was BmSomething In The AAir
The Marble AFont Was OverDflowing
There Was BWater EveryEwhere
He ALooked Up To The C#mCeiling
And BmFound...it Wasn't AThere

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

Verse 3
ADeep. ADeep In The Valley
One DCold And ARainy DMonday AMorn
The APolice Were Out There C#mSearching
But BmJimmy Brown Had AGone
They EAventually DFound Him
Complete With BTorch And Bag Of ETools
He'd ABeen At His Old C#mBusiness
Pinching BmDrainpipes From The ASchool

Verse 4
A"Please, ACome Along With Me Now"
This DFriendly AWord They DSaid To AHim
"I'll AOffer No ReC#msistance"
Soon ReBmplied Our Sonny-AJim
When AJimmy Brown Was DQuestioned
This Is BWhat The Poor Boy ESaid
"I AOnly Pinched The C#mDrainpipes.
Someone BmElse Took All The ALead."

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

Verse 5
ADeep. ADeep In The Valley
One DCold And ARainy DTuesday AMorn
Our AJim Was In The C#mCooler
Wishing BmHe Had Not Been ABorn
They Questioned AHim For Many DHours
But Still Poor BJim He Wouldn't ETell
They ABlamed Him For The C#mChurch Roof
And The BmMissing Bell As AWell

Verse 6
ADeep. ADeep In The Valley
One DCold And ARainy DWednesday AMorn
The APolice Took Jim His C#mBreakfast
But ABmgain Our Jim Was AGone
The Sargeant AWalked Into The The DCellblock
And BSaw That It Was EBare
He ALooked Up To The C#mCeiling
Of BmCourse, It Wasn't AThere

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