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Gabriel

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[E]Gabriel the oldest son
He p[E]praised the lord and[E]and married young
[G#m]Became a Priest and at confession
[G#m6]Cured the people o[G#m7]of transgression
 
[E]Gabriel he held the weight of
[E4]Everybody's [E]toxic waste and
[G#m]With the load upon his shoulder
[G#m6]Couldn't sleep as[G#m7]as he got older
 
Chorus
[C#m]Ooooh
[A]What it means to be someone that
[E]Everybody has to talk to
[F#]Everybody has to talk to
[C#m]Ooooh
Our [A]Gabriel, he had no one that
[E]He could talk to
Gabriel, he [F#]had no one that he could talk to
 
Verse
[E]Looking for a place to be or
[E]Someplace he could [E]hide his grief
[G#m]Gabriel ran to the beach and
[G#m6]Set out for the [G#m7]open sea
 
H[E]Heaved the baggage from the sands
A[E]Aboard the vessel [E]with his hands
And [G#m]when he couldn't see the land
Re[G#m6]Released their sins on [G#m7]his command
 
Chorus
[C#m]Ooooh
[A]What it means to be someone that
[E]Everybody has to talk to
[F#]Everybody has to talk to
[C#m]Ooooh
Our [A]Gabriel, he had no one that
[E]He could talk to
Gabriel, he [F#]had no one that he could talk to
 
Solo
[C#m] [A] [E] [F#] [C#m] [A] [E] [F#]
 
Verse
[E]As the problems slowly drifted
[E]All the weight was [E]quickly lifted
[G#m]From his back into the sea
He[G#m6]He finally felt[G#m7]felt he was free
 
[E]When he got home after months
[E]Sat down and wai[E]waited for lunch
He [G#m]looked down at an empty dish
Cause [G#m6]all their sins had[G#m7]had killed the fish
 
Chorus
[C#m]Ooooh
[A]What it means to be someone that
[E]Everybody has to talk to
[F#]Everybody has to talk to
[C#m]Ooooh
Our [A]Gabriel, he had no one that
[E]He could talk to
Gabriel, he [F#]had no one that he could talk to
 
 
But is Gabriel responsible?

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