Verse:
E
Gabriel the oldest son
    E                    E
He praised the lord and married young
Abm
Became a Priest and at confession
Abm6              Abm7
Cured the people of transgression


E
Gabriel he held the weight of
E           E
Everybody's toxic waste and
Abm
With the load upon his shoulder
Abm6             Abm7
Couldn't sleep as he got older

Chorus:
Dbm
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
Gb
Everybody has to talk to
Dbm
Ooooh
    A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
E
He could talk to
            Gb
Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to

Verse:
E
Looking for a place to be or
E                   E
Someplace he could hide his grief
Abm
Gabriel ran to the beach and
Abm6            Abm7
Set out for the open sea


 E
Heaved the baggage from the sands
 E                 E
G#oard the vessel with his hands
    Abm
And when he couldn't see the land
  Abm6                 Abm7
Released their sins on his command

Chorus:
Dbm
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
Gb
Everybody has to talk to
Dbm
Ooooh
    A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
E
He could talk to
            Gb
Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to

Solo (x2): Dbm A E Gb

Verse:
E
As the problems slowly drifted
E                   E
All the weight was quickly lifted
Abm
From his back into the sea
  Abm6         Abm7
He finally felt he was free


E
When he got home after months
E                E
Sat down and waited for lunch
   Abm
He looked down at an empty dish
      Abm6              Abm7
Cause all their sins had killed the fish

Chorus:
Dbm
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
Gb
Everybody has to talk to
Dbm
Ooooh
    A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
E
He could talk to
            Gb
Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to


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But is Gabriel responsible?
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