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Hello. This is my first tab. Its pretty much the basic chords for the song and should be 
with a capo on the 1st fret.
Cgabriel this is the Glast
Amchapter of our corresEmpondence
Fi hope that after time goes Cpast
Fyou can remember me with Gfondness
Ci think as i am thinking Gnow
Amof all the pages that have Emseen us
Flaid out an ending in Cbetween us
Fand we can walk them like the Gground
Fi know my fate i do not mean to Gfight
Cbut you tread C/Bsoftly on the Amground tonight
Ftread softly on the Gwords you used to Cwrite
Coh gabriel i see you Gthere
Amthat day i met you in the Emorchard
Fand i was younger then i wore my Chair
Fin bows across my Gforehead
Csoon they will twist it at the Gshoulder
Amand fix it with clasps against my Emneck
Fand i do not think you would know Cher
Fif you could see what they Greflect
Fi've seen my future in an Gevening dress
Call wrapped in C/Btapestry and Amfur i guess
Fremember me the Gway you knew me Cbest
Coh gabriel i have Gkept
Ameverything you sent me
everything you Emput to paper bFut
it's better to foCrget
and fill your head with Fmemories
think that you will Gthank me later
Coh gabriel i wish that Gi
Amcould pick you up and fold you like a Emribbon
Fi'd hold you always and in Csecret
Fin the pockets of my Gclothes
Cbut this is how i live my Glife
Amwith all the parts that i was Emgiven
Fthis is the heart that i was Cgiven
Fand what you're given can't be Gsold
Fi see my future in an evening Gdress
Call wrapped in C/Btapestry and Amfur i guess
Fremember the Gway you knew me Cbest
Fi know my fate i do not mean to Gfight
Cbut you tread C/Bsoftly on the ground Amtonight
Ftread softly on the Gwords you used to Cwrite
Fi know my fate i do not mean to Gfight
Cbut you tread C/Bsoftly on the ground Amtonight
Ftread softly on the Gwords you used to Amwrite

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Gabriel

by Emmy the Great

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Hello. This is my first tab. Its pretty much the basic chords for the song and should be

with a capo on the 1st fret.

C G

gabriel this is the last

Am Em

chapter of our correspondence

F C

i hope that after time goes past

F G

you can remember me with fondness

C G

i think as i am thinking now

Am Em

of all the pages that have seen us

F C

laid out an ending in between us

F G

and we can walk them like the ground

F G

i know my fate i do not mean to fight

C C/B Am

but you tread softly on the ground tonight

F G C

tread softly on the words you used to write

C G

oh gabriel i see you there

Am Em

that day i met you in the orchard

F C

and i was younger then i wore my hair

F G

in bows across my forehead

C G

soon they will twist it at the shoulder

Am Em

and fix it with clasps against my neck

F C

and i do not think you would know her

F G

if you could see what they reflect

F G

i've seen my future in an evening dress

C C/B Am

all wrapped in tapestry and fur i guess

F G C

remember me the way you knew me best

C G

oh gabriel i have kept

everything you sent me

Em F

everything you put to paper but

it's better to forget

and fill your head with memories

think that you will thank me later

C G

oh gabriel i wish that i

Am Em

could pick you up and fold you like a ribbon

F C

i'd hold you always and in secret

F G

in the pockets of my clothes

C G

but this is how i live my life

Am Em

with all the parts that i was given

F C

this is the heart that i was given

F G

and what you're given can't be sold

F G

i see my future in an evening dress

C C/B Am

all wrapped in tapestry and fur i guess

F G C

remember the way you knew me best

F G

i know my fate i do not mean to fight

C C/B Am

but you tread softly on the ground tonight

F G C

tread softly on the words you used to write

F G

i know my fate i do not mean to fight

C C/B Am

but you tread softly on the ground tonight

F G Am

tread softly on the words you used to write

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