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