The Sound of Silence — Simon & Garfunkel

Chords and lyrics for The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel (key of Dm).

Intro

[Dsus2]Hello darkness my old [C]friend
I've come to talk with you [Dm]again
Because a vision softly [F]creeping [Bb]Left its seeds while I was [F]sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my [Bb]brain [F]Still remains [Dm]within the [C]sound of [Dm]silence

Verse 1

In restless dreams I walked [C]alone
Narrow streets of [Dm]cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a [F]street [Bb]lamp [F]I turned my collar to the cold and [Bb]damp [F]
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [Bb]light [F]
That split the [Dm]night [F]and touched the [C]sound of [Dm]silence

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

And the people bowed and [C]prayed
To the neon god they [Dm]made
And the sign flashed out its [F]warning [Bb]In the words that it was [F]forming
And the sign [Bb]said [F]
The words of the prophets are written on the subway [Bb]walls [F]
And tenement halls [Dm]and whispered in the [F]sounds of [C]silence [Dm]