The Chapel Lead Is Missing

Verse 1
EIn The Village (Hymn)
EDeep In The Valley
One ACold And ERainy AWinter's ENight
A EFigure Could Be Seen G#mCreeping
Through The F#mEarly Misty LEight
A Ten-Foot ELadder On His AShoulder
A Heavy F#Hammer In His HBand
EWhat Had He Been G#mDoing?
What F#mMischief Had He PElanned?

Verse 2
EEarly. EEarly Sunday Morning
A AVicar EWent To AMorning EPrayer
He EFound The Church Was G#mChilly
There Was F#mSomething In The AEir
The Marble EFont Was OverAflowing
There Was F#Water EverywBhere
He ELooked Up To The G#mCeiling
And F#mFound...it Wasn't TEhere

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

Verse 3
EDeep. EDeep In The Valley
One ACold And ERainy AMonday EMorn
The EPolice Were Out There G#mSearching
But F#mJimmy Brown Had GEone
They EEventually AFound Him
Complete With F#Torch And Bag Of TBools
He'd EBeen At His Old G#mBusiness
Pinching F#mDrainpipes From The SEchool

Verse 4
E"Please, ECome Along With Me Now"
This AFriendly EWord They ASaid To EHim
"I'll EOffer No ReG#msistance"
Soon ReF#mplied Our Sonny-JEim
When EJimmy Brown Was AQuestioned
This Is F#What The Poor Boy SBaid
"I EOnly Pinched The G#mDrainpipes.
Someone F#mElse Took All The LEead."

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

Verse 5
EDeep. EDeep In The Valley
One ACold And ERainy ATuesday EMorn
Our EJim Was In The G#mCooler
Wishing F#mHe Had Not Been BEorn
They Questioned EHim For Many AHours
But Still Poor F#Jim He Wouldn't TBell
They EBlamed Him For The G#mChurch Roof
And The F#mMissing Bell As WEell

Verse 6
EDeep. EDeep In The Valley
One ACold And ERainy AWednesday EMorn
The EPolice Took Jim His G#mBreakfast
But AF#mgain Our Jim Was GEone
The Sargeant EWalked Into The The ACellblock
And F#Saw That It Was BBare
He ELooked Up To The G#mCeiling
Of F#mCourse, It Wasn't TEhere

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