Tom: A
Introdução:
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Gabriel the oldest son
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He praised the lord and married young
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Became a Priest and at confession
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Cured the people of transgression
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Gabriel he held the weight of
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Everybody's toxic waste and
G#m
With the load upon his shoulder
G#m6 G#m7
Couldn't sleep as he got older
C#m
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
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Everybody has to talk to
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Ooooh
A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
E
He could talk to
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Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to
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Looking for a place to be or
E4 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
E
Heaved the baggage from the sands
E4 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
C#m
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
F#
Everybody has to talk to
C#m
Ooooh
A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
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He could talk to
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Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to
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As the problems slowly drifted
E4 E
All the weight was quickly lifted
G#m
From his back into the sea
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He finally felt he was free
E
When he got home after months
E4 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
C#m
Ooooh
A
What it means to be someone that
E
Everybody has to talk to
F#
Everybody has to talk to
C#m
Ooooh
A
Our Gabriel, he had no one that
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He could talk to
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Gabriel, he had no one that he could talk to
But is Gabriel responsible?