Verse D# Fm
On the day he arrived with a light in his eyes
A# G# A#
He'd says all his farewells and all his goodbyes
D# Fm7
And he knew he'd find work, he was good with his hands
A# G# A#
And the money was good too in this foreign land
D# Fm7
On the first night he met with a few big hard men
A# G# A#
Put his hand in his pocket again and again
D# Fm
I'll replace it tomorrow, and all will be right
A# G# A#
And he put down the hard stuff, well into the night
[Chorus]
D# Fm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
A# G# A#
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
D# Fm G#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
A# D# A#
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 2]
D# Fm Fm7
In the cold light of day, in the concreate and steel
A# G# A#
His sense of security started to reel
D# Fm7 Fm
And realisation it was worse than he thought
A# G# A#
Pours over his head like old tea from a pot
D# Fm
And he knows them by heart, the signs and the jeers
A# G# A#
"No men wanted; Bugger off; No vacancies here"
D# Fm
Because there's plenty of work if you're first in the line
A# D# A#
And there isn't a thousand before you
[Chorus]
D# Fm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
A# G# A#
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
D# Fm G#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
A# D# C
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 3]
C F Gm7
So he lowers his sights, "I'd do anything at all!
C A# C
To hell with the trowel and the straight narrow walls
F Gm
Sure a hunt wouldn't hurt, for a month, maybe more
C A# C
Will you give me a job, you lousy old hoor!"
[Chorus]
F Gm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
C A# C
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
F Gm A#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
C C7 F C
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 4]
F Gm
Its a long time since he heard the waves on the shore
C A# C
Near the place that he came from a long time before
F Gm
So he drinks, and he prays, and he can't understand
C A# C
Why they don't need his skills here in this foreign land
[Chorus]
F Gm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
C A# C
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
F Gm A#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
C C7 F C
Back to the beer and the Bible
F Gm
Yes, he's walking all day, just looking for leads
C A# C
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
F Gm A#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
C F
Back to the beer and the Bible
C F
Back to the beer and the Bible
C F
He's gone back to the beer and the Bible