The Sound Of Silence chords by Simon & Garfunkel

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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C

CHORDS
Dm C F Bb D

231 32 1 342 234 132

Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

Standard tuning

Dm
Throughout the intro you pluck like so: e|---1---1---1---1-|
B|-----3-------3---|
G|-2-------2-------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

The only plucking part of the song is the intro, the rest is strumming, you'll have
to listen to the song to find the rhythm. Good luck.

[Intro]

(Start plucking on the 'G' string, and say "Hello" on the third time you pluck
the 'B' string. The rest of the chords are above the corresponding syllables, just keep
the plucking rhythm while you transition.)

Dm C
Hello darkness my old friend
Dm
I've come to talk with you again
F Bb F
Because a vision softly creeping
Bb F
Left his seeds while I was sleeping
Bb F
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Dm F C D
Still remain within the sound of silence.

[Verse 1]

C
In restless dreams I walked alone
Dm
Narrow streets of cobbled stone
 F Bb F
'Neath the halo of a street lamp Page 1/3

Bb F
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
Bb F
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
Dm F C Dm
That split the night and touched the sound of silence.

[Verse 2]

C
And in the naked light I saw
Dm
Ten thousand people maybe more
F Bb F
People talking without speaking
Bb F
People hearing without listening
Bb F
People writing songs that voices never share
Dm F C Dm
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence

[Verse 3]

C
Fools said I you do not know
Dm
Silence like a cancer grow
F Bb F
Hear my words that I might teach you
Bb F
Take my arm that I might reach you
Bb F
But my words like silent raindrops fell
Dm F C Dm
And echoed in the well of silence

[Verse 4]

C
And the people bowed and prayed
Dm
To the neon god they made
F Bb F
And the sign flashed out its warning
Bb F
In the words that it was forming

And the sign said

 Bb F
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
Dm F C Dm
And tenement halls and whispered in the sound of silence
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Enjoy,

Todd
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