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Gabriel

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[Chords]
       E022100
   Esus4022200
     G#m466444
    G#m6486444
    G#m7464444
     C#mx46654
    C#m7x46454
       Ax02220
Eadd#11 022300 (no3)
      E5022400
[Verse]
EGabriel the oldest son
He pEsus4raised the lord and marrEied young
G#mBecame a Priest and at confession
G#m6Cured the people oG#m7f transgression
EGabriel he held the weight of
Esus4Everybody's toxEic waste and
G#mWith the load upon his shoulder
G#m6Couldn't sleep as G#m7he got older
[Chorus]
C#mOoooC#m7h
AWhat it means to be someone that
EEverybody has to talk to
Eadd#11EverybodE5y has to talk to
C#mOoooC#m7h
Our AGabriel, he had no one that
EHe could talk to
Gabriel, he Eadd#11had no one thE5at he could talk to
[Verse]
ELooking for a place to be or
Esus4Someplace he could hide Ehis grief
G#mGabriel ran to the beach and
G#m6Set out for the G#m7open sea
HEeaved the baggage from the sands
AEsus4board the vessel with Ehis hands
And G#mwhen he couldn't see the land
ReG#m6leased their sins on G#m7his command
[Chorus]
C#mOoooC#m7h
AWhat it means to be someone that
EEverybody has to talk to
Eadd#11EverybodE5y has to talk to
C#mOoooC#m7h
Our AGabriel, he had no one that
EHe could talk to
Gabriel, he Eadd#11had no one thE5at he could talk to
[Solo]
 C#m   C#m7   A   E   Eadd#11    E5x2
[Verse]
EAs the problems slowly drifted
Esus4All the weight was quicEkly lifted
G#mFrom his back into the sea
He G#m6finally felt G#m7he was free
EWhen he got home after months
Esus4Sat down and waited Efor lunch
He G#mlooked down at an empty dish
Cause G#m6all their sins had G#m7killed the fish
[Chorus]
C#mOoooC#m7h
AWhat it means to be someone that
EEverybody has to talk to
Eadd#11EverybodE5y has to talk to
C#mOoooC#m7h
Our AGabriel, he had no one that
EHe could talk to
Gabriel, he Eadd#11had no one thE5at he could talk to
N.C.
But is Gabriel responsible?

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Gabriel

by Alec Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

G#m

G#m6

G#m7

C#m

C#m7

Eadd#11

[Chords]

022100

Esus4

022200

G#m

466444

G#m6

486444

G#m7

464444

C#m

x46654

C#m7

x46454

x02220

Eadd#11 022300 (no3)

022400

[Verse]

Gabriel the oldest son

Esus4 E

He praised the lord and married young

G#m

Became a Priest and at confession

G#m6 G#m7

Cured the people of transgression

Gabriel he held the weight of

Esus4 E

Everybody's toxic waste and

G#m

With the load upon his shoulder

G#m6 G#m7

Couldn't sleep as he got older

[Chorus]

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

What it means to be someone that

Everybody has to talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Everybody has to talk to

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

Our Gabriel, he had no one that

He could talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to

[Verse]

Looking for a place to be or

Esus4 E

Someplace he could hide his grief

G#m

Gabriel ran to the beach and

G#m6 G#m7

Set out for the open sea

Heaved the baggage from the sands

Esus4 E

Aboard the vessel with his hands

G#m

And when he couldn't see the land

G#m6 G#m7

Released their sins on his command

[Chorus]

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

What it means to be someone that

Everybody has to talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Everybody has to talk to

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

Our Gabriel, he had no one that

He could talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to

[Solo]

C#m C#m7 A E Eadd#11 E5

[Verse]

As the problems slowly drifted

Esus4 E

All the weight was quickly lifted

G#m

From his back into the sea

G#m6 G#m7

He finally felt he was free

When he got home after months

Esus4 E

Sat down and waited for lunch

G#m

He looked down at an empty dish

G#m6 G#m7

Cause all their sins had killed the fish

[Chorus]

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

What it means to be someone that

Everybody has to talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Everybody has to talk to

C#m C#m7

Ooooh

Our Gabriel, he had no one that

He could talk to

Eadd#11 E5

Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to

N.C.

But is Gabriel responsible?

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