G                            Am
On the day he arrived with a light in his eyes
           D                        C   D
He'd says all his farewells and all his goodbyes
    G                       Am7
And he knew he'd find work, he was good with his hands
    D                                 C       D
And the money was good too in this foreign land
G                                Am7
On the first night he met with a few big hard men
D                          C         D
Put his hand in his pocket again and again
G                             Am
I'll replace it tomorrow, and all will be right
    D                           C             D
And he put down the hard stuff, well into the night

[Chorus]

G                         Am
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
D                              C       D
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
G                                     Am     C
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
D                        G            D
Back to the beer and the Bible

[Verse 2]

G                                 Am           Am7
In the cold light of day, in the concreate and steel
    D                 C          D
His sense of security started to reel
G                      Am7           Am
And realisation it was worse than he thought
D                        C              D
Pours over his head like old tea from a pot
G                                   Am
And he knows them by heart, the signs and the jeers
        D                      C         D
"No men wanted; Bugger off; No vacancies here"
G                                         Am
Because there's plenty of work if you're first in the line
    D                      G             D
And there isn't a thousand before you

[Chorus]

G                         Am
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
D                              C       D
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
G                                     Am     C
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
D                        G          E
Back to the beer and the Bible

[Verse 3]

E       A                        Bm7
So he lowers his sights, "I'd do anything at all!
E                               D               E
To hell with the trowel and the straight narrow walls
A                                Bm
Sure a hunt wouldn't hurt, for a month, maybe more
E                           D         E
Will you give me a job, you lousy old hoor!"

[Chorus]

A                         Bm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
E                              D      E
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
A                                     Bm     D
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
E           E7           A        E
Back to the beer and the Bible

[Verse 4]

A                                  Bm
Its a long time since he heard the waves on the shore
E                                  D         E
Near the place that he came from a long time before
      A                            Bm
So he drinks, and he prays, and he can't understand
         E                                  D       E
Why they don't need his skills here in this foreign land

[Chorus]

A                         Bm
And he's walking all day, just looking for leads
E                              D      E
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
A                                     Bm     D
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
E           E7           A        E
Back to the beer and the Bible
A                          Bm
Yes, he's walking all day, just looking for leads
E                              D      E
As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes
A                                     Bm     D
And he's back to the pub, and the old rosary beads
E                        A
Back to the beer and the Bible

E                        A
Back to the beer and the Bible
          E                        A
He's gone back to the beer and the Bible