Sound Of Silence chords by Simon & Garfunkel

Sound Of Silence chords (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *

Capo I

Dm          C                 Dm
Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.
     F     Bb   F
Because a vision softly creeping,
            Bb    F
left its seeds while I was sleeping
    Bb              F
And the vision that was planted in my brain,
    Dm   F     C    Dm
still remains, within the sound of silence.

Dm              C                  Dm
In restless dreams I walked alone through narrow streets of cobblestone.
      F    Bb    F
Beneath the halo of a street lamp,
             Bb    F
I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
    Bb                    F
When my eyes were stabbed by a flash of the neon light,
       Dm   F        C    Dm
and split the night, and touched the sound of silence.

Dm            C               Dm
And in the naked light I saw, 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 shared,
    Dm   F      C    Dm
no one dared, disturb the sound of silence.

Dm              C              Dm
"Fools," said I, "you do not know, silence like a cancer grows.
    F      Bb     F
Hear my words that I might teach you,
          Bb     F
take my arms that I might reach you."
    Bb             F
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
Dm      C    Dm
echoed in the wells of silence.

Dm            C              Dm
And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.
    F        Bb    F
And the sign flashed out it's 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 the sounds of silence.

* Alternate:

Capo IV

Dm = Bm
C = A
F = D
Bb = G

Set8

Sound Of Silence chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel

Capo VI

Am

Am           G
Hello darkness, my old friend,
              Am
I've come to talk with you again
           F    C
Because a vision softly creeping,
     Am      F    C
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
    F               C
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
    Am
still remains,
      G    Am
within the sound of silence.

Am              G
In restless dreams I walked alone,
            Am
narrow streets of cobblestone
          F    C
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
      Am      F    C
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
    F                    C

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
        Am
that split the night,
        G    Am
and touched the sound of silence.

Am            G
And in the naked light I saw,
              Am
ten thousand people, maybe more.
         F     C
People talking without speaking
         F     C
People hearing without listening
        F            C
People writing songs that voices never share;
      Am
and no one dare,
      G    Am
disturb the sound of silence.

Am           G
Fools said I you do not know,
           Am
silence like a cancer grows.
           F      C
Hear my words that I might teach you,
          F      C
take my arms that I might reach you.
    F              C
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
  Am
and echoed
    G    Am
in the wells of silence

Am            G
And the people bowed and prayed,
           Am
to the neon God they made.
             F    C
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
           F   C
in the words that it was forming.
    Am       F
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
             C
are written on the subway walls;
       Am
and tenement halls.
           G     Am
And whispered in the sounds of silence.


Set8

Sound Of Silence chords (version 3)
Simon and Garfunkel

Em           D
Hello darkness, my old friend,
              Em
I've come to talk with you again
     G     C    G
Because a vision softly creeping,
     Em      C    G
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
    C               G
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
    Em
still remains,
  G   D    Em
within the sound of silence.

Em              D
In restless dreams I walked alone,
            Em
narrow streets of cobblestone
          C    G
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
      Em      C    G
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
    C                    G

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
        Em
that split the night,
  G      D    Em
and touched the sound of silence.

Em            D
And in the naked light I saw,
              Em
ten thousand people, maybe more.
    G     C     G
People talking without speaking
         C     G
People hearing without listening
        C            G
People writing songs that voices never share;
      Em
and no one dare,
G      D    Em
disturb the sound of silence.

Em           D
Fools said I you do not know,
           Em
silence like a cancer grows.
G          C      G
Hear my words that I might teach you,
          C      G
take my arms that I might reach you.
    C              G
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
  Em
and echoed
    D    Em
in the wells of silence

Em            D
And the people bowed and prayed,
           Em
to the neon God they made.
    G        C    G
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
           C   G
in the words that it was forming.
    Em       C
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
             G
are written on the subway walls;
       Em
and tenement halls.
  G        D     Em
And whispered in the sounds of silence.


Set8