Gabriel Alec Benjamin
Lyrics and guitar chords
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Gabriel the oldest sonHe p
Esus4
raised the lord and mE
arried youngG#m
Became a Priest and at confessionG#m6
Cured the people oG#m7
f transgressionE
Gabriel he held the weight ofEsus4
Everybody's E
toxic waste andG#m
With the load upon his shoulderG#m6
Couldn't sleep asG#m7
he got olderC#m
OooohA
What it means to be someone thatE
Everybody has to talk toF#
Everybody has to talk toC#m
OooohOur
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Gabriel, he had no one thatE
He could talk toGabriel, he
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had no one that he could talk toE
Looking for a place to be orEsus4
Someplace he could hE
ide his griefG#m
Gabriel ran to the beach andG#m6
Set out for the G#m7
open seaH
E
eaved the baggage from the sandsA
Esus4
board the vessel wE
ith his handsAnd
G#m
when he couldn't see the landRe
G#m6
leased their sins on G#m7
his commandC#m
OooohA
What it means to be someone thatE
Everybody has to talk toF#
Everybody has to talk toC#m
OooohOur
A
Gabriel, he had no one thatE
He could talk toGabriel, he
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had no one that he could talk toE
As the problems slowly driftedEsus4
All the weight was qE
uickly liftedG#m
From his back into the seaHe
G#m6
finally feltG#m7
he was freeE
When he got home after monthsEsus4
Sat down and waitE
ed for lunchHe
G#m
looked down at an empty dishCause
G#m6
all their sins hadG#m7
killed the fishC#m
OooohA
What it means to be someone thatE
Everybody has to talk toF#
Everybody has to talk toC#m
OooohOur
A
Gabriel, he had no one thatE
He could talk toGabriel, he
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had no one that he could talk toBut is Gabriel responsible?
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