Gabrielle
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( G D C G )
( C G C )
[Verso 1]
G D
I was caught up in your brown eyes
C G
Lookin' up at the blue skies
C G
Really made me realize
C
They don't make 'em quite like you
G D
Cinnamon skin in the sunshine
C G
Stop time in the moonlight
C G
Really made me feel like
C
Like IâŸcouldâŸfallâŸfor you
Am G
Then oneâŸday you wereâŸjust gone
D D7
And I've been wonderin' for so long
[Refrão]
G D
Oh, was it your heart or mine?
C G
Was it just the wrong time
C G
Gabrielle?
( C G )
G D
We never got very far
C G
But, girl, wherever you are
A7
I wish you well
C G
Gabrielle
( G D C G )
( C G C )
[Verso 2]
G D
You were pickin' flowers on a side road
C G
Leanin' back on a fence post
C G
Couldn't help but notice
C
You were wantin' somethin' more
G D
I was starin' off in the distance
C G
Blinked twice and I missed it
C G
Can we just rewind it
C
Like it was before?
Am G
And I woke up and you were gone
D D7
And I've been wonderin' for so long
[Refrão]
G D
Oh, was it your heart or mine?
C G
Was it just the wrong time
C G
Gabrielle?
( C G )
G D
We never got very far
C G
But, girl, wherever you are
A7
I wish you well, oh
C G
Gabrielle
( G D )
C G
Mmmm, oh
( C G C )
Em G
And the miles, they fly by
C G
Until you land back home again
Em G
And do you ever wonder
A7 D C
What we might have been?
[Verso 4]
G D
I can still see ya standin' there
( C G )
C G
Sun shinin' behind your dress
C
Your silhouette
G D
Mmh, so perfect
C G
Take me back there
C
Take me back there
[Refrão]
G D
Oh, was it your heart or mine?
C G
Was it just the wrong time
C G
Gabrielle?
( C )
G D
We never got very far
C G
But, girl, wherever you are
A7
I wish you well, oh
C
Gabrielle
Final G D
C G
Oh, Gabrielle
C G
Oh
C G
Was it just the wrong time?
G D
Gabrielle
C G
Mmmm
C G
Mmmm
C
Mmmm
How to play Gabrielle
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.