Verse D Em
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 Em7
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 Em7
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 Em
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 Em
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
A G A
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
D Em 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 Em Em7
In the cold light of day, in the concreate and steel
A G A
His sense of security started to reel
D Em7 Em
And realisation it was worse than he thought
A G A
Pours over his head like old tea from a pot
D Em
And he knows them by heart, the signs and the jeers
A G A
"No men wanted; Bugger off; No vacancies here"
D Em
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 Em
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
A G A
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
D Em G
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
A D B
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 3]
B E F#m7
So he lowers his sights, "I'd do anything at all!
B A B
To hell with the trowel and the straight narrow walls
E F#m
Sure a hunt wouldn't hurt, for a month, maybe more
B A B
Will you give me a job, you lousy old hoor!"
[Chorus]
E F#m
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
B A B
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
E F#m A
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
B B7 E B
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 4]
E F#m
Its a long time since he heard the waves on the shore
B A B
Near the place that he came from a long time before
E F#m
So he drinks, and he prays, and he can't understand
B A B
Why they don't need his skills here in this foreign land
[Chorus]
E F#m
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
B A B
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
E F#m A
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
B B7 E B
Back to the beer and the Bible
E F#m
Yes, he's walking all day, just looking for leads
B A B
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
E F#m A
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
B E
Back to the beer and the Bible
B E
Back to the beer and the Bible
B E
He's gone back to the beer and the Bible
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