Verse 1:
[E] Gabriel the oldest son
He [A] praised the Lord and [E] married young
Became[G#m] a priest at that confession
[Bdim] Cured the people of [B] transgression
[E] Gabriel he held the weight of
[A] Everybody's [E] toxic waste
And with[G#m] the load upon his shoulder
[Bdim] Couldn't sleep as [Bm] he got older
Chorus:
[C#m] Oh oh oh
[A] What it means to be someone
That [E] everybody has to talk to
[Edim] Everybody has [E] to talk to
[C#m] Oh oh oh
Our [A] Gabriel, he had no one
That he [E] could talk to
Gabriel, he had[Edim] no one
That he [E] could talk to
Verse 2:
[E] Looking for a place to be
Or some[A] place he could [E] hide his grief
[G#m] Gabriel ran to the beach
And set[Bdim] out for the [B] open sea
[E] Heaved the baggage from the sands
Aboard[A] the vessel [E] with his hands
And when[G#m] he couldn't see the land
Released[Bdim] their sins on [B] his command
Chorus:
[C#m] Oh oh oh
[A] What it means to be someone
That [E] everybody has to talk to
[Edim] Everybody has [E] to talk to
[C#m] Oh oh oh
Our [A] Gabriel, he had no one
That he [E] could talk to
Gabriel, he had[Edim] no one
That he [E] could talk to
[C#m] [A] [E] [B] x2
Verse 3:
[E] As the problems slowly drifted
All[A] the weight was [E] quickly lifted
[G#m] From his back into the sea
He [Bdim] finally felt [B] he was free
[E] When he got home after months
[A] Sat down and waited for lunch
He [G#m] looked down at an empty dish
Cause [Bdim] all their sins had [B] killed the fish
Chorus:
[C#m] Oh oh oh
[A] What it means to be someone
That [E] everybody has to talk to
[Edim] Everybody has [E] to talk to
[C#m] Oh oh oh
Our [A] Gabriel, he had no one
That he [E] could talk to
Gabriel, he had[Edim] no one
That he [E] could talk to
But is Gabriel responsible
