Artist: Simon & Garfunkel    Genre: Folk-Rock    Tempo: 4/4    Roman Numerals: i, III, VI, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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Am (A,C,E) - A E A C E

C (C,E,G) - C E G C E

F (F,A,C) F C F A C F

G (G,B,D) G B D G B G

Verse 1

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Hello darkness, my old

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] friend,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] I've come to talk with you a-

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] gain,

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Because a

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] vision soft-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] ly cree-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ping,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Left it's seeds while I wa-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] s slee-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ping,

And the

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] vision that was planted in my

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] brain

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Still re-

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] mains

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Within the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] sound of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] silence.

Verse 2

In

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] restless dreams I walked a-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] lone

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] Narrow streets of cobble

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] stone,

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] 'neath the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] halo of a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] street

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] lamp,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] I turned my collar to the co-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] ld and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] damp

When my

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] light

That

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] split the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] night

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] And touched the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] sound of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] silence.

Verse 3

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And in the naked light I

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] saw

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] Ten thousand people, maybe

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] more.

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] People

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] talking with-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] out spea-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] king,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] People hearing with-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] out liste-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ning,

People

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] writing songs that voices never

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] share

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] And no one

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] dare

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Disturb the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] sound of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] silence.

Verse 4

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Fools, said I, you do not

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] know

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] Silence like a cancer

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] grows.

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Hear my

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] words that I mi-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] ght teach

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] you,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] Take my arms that I mi-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] ght reach

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] you.

But my

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] words like silent raindrops

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] fell,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ...

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] ...

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] echoed in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] wells of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] silence

Verse 5

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And the people bowed and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] prayed

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] To the neon God they

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] made.

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And the sign

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] flashed out i-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] t's warn-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ing,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] In the words that it wa-

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] s for-

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] ming.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] And the sign said, the

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] words of the prophets

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] Are written on the subway

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] walls

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] And tenement

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] halls.

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Third] whisper'd in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Minor Seventh] sounds of

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] silence.