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On the day he arrived with a light in his eyes
G# F# G#
He'd says all his farewells and all his goodbyes
C# D#m7
And he knew he'd find work, he was good with his hands
G# F# G#
And the money was good too in this foreign land
C# D#m7
On the first night he met with a few big hard men
G# F# G#
Put his hand in his pocket again and again
C# D#m
I'll replace it tomorrow, and all will be right
G# F# G#
And he put down the hard stuff, well into the night
[Chorus]
C# D#m
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
G# F# G#
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
C# D#m F#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
G# C# G#
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 2]
C# D#m D#m7
In the cold light of day, in the concreate and steel
G# F# G#
His sense of security started to reel
C# D#m7 D#m
And realisation it was worse than he thought
G# F# G#
Pours over his head like old tea from a pot
C# D#m
And he knows them by heart, the signs and the jeers
G# F# G#
"No men wanted; Bugger off; No vacancies here"
C# D#m
Because there's plenty of work if you're first in the line
G# C# G#
And there isn't a thousand before you
[Chorus]
C# D#m
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
G# F# G#
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
C# D#m F#
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
G# C# A#
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 3]
A# D# Fm7
So he lowers his sights, "I'd do anything at all!
A# G# A#
To hell with the trowel and the straight narrow walls
D# Fm
Sure a hunt wouldn't hurt, for a month, maybe more
A# G# A#
Will you give me a job, you lousy old hoor!"
[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# A#7 D# A#
Back to the beer and the Bible
[Verse 4]
D# Fm
Its a long time since he heard the waves on the shore
A# G# A#
Near the place that he came from a long time before
D# Fm
So he drinks, and he prays, and he can't understand
A# G# A#
Why they don't need his skills here in this foreign land
[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# A#7 D# A#
Back to the beer and the Bible
D# Fm
Yes, 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#
Back to the beer and the Bible
A# D#
Back to the beer and the Bible
A# D#
He's gone back to the beer and the Bible