The Sound Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Capo 6th fret
Am G Am
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again
C F C F C
Because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping
F C Am
And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains
C G Am
within the sound of silence
Am G Am
In restless dreams I walked alone, narrow streets of cobblestone
C F C F C
Beneath the halo of a street lamp, I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C Am
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light that split the night
C G Am
and touched the sound of silence
Am G Am
And in the naked light I saw ten thousand people, maybe more
C F C F C
People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening
F C Am
People writing songs that voices never share and no one dare
C G Am
disturb the sound of silence
Am G Am
"Fools!" said I, "You do not know, silence like a cancer grows."
C F C F C
"Hear my words that I might teach you, take my arms that I might reach you."
F C Am
But my words like silent raindrops fell
C G Am
and echoed in the wells of silence
Am G Am
And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made
C F C F C
And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming
F C Am
And the signs said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls."
C G Am
And whispered in the sounds of silence
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Song added 2002-10-23 00:00:00 and last updated 2019-12-27 00:07:25.