Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence + Lyrics

Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:

F#

D#m

B

C#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence + Lyrics chords
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[D#] [G#]
Hello [C#] darkness my old friend, I've come to talk [D#m] with you again.
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping, left its seeds while [B] I was [F#] sleeping.
And [B] the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain, still [A#m] remains [D#m] [F#] [C#] within the sound [D#m] of silence.
In restless dreams [C#] I walked alone, narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone.
Beneath the hill [B] of a street [F#] lamp, I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp.
[B] When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [F#] light,
I split the [D#m] night, [F#] [C#] touched the sound.
[D#m]
And in the naked [C#] light I saw, ten thousand people [D#m] maybe more.
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking, people hearing [B] without [F#] listening,
people writing [B] songs that voices never [F#] share.
No one there, [D#m] [F#] [C#] still the sound [D#m] of silence.
Who said I [C#] do not know, silence like a [D#] cancer grows.
[D#m]
Hear my words [B] that I might [F#] beat you, take my arms [B] that I might meet [F#] you.
But [B] my words, like silent [F#] raindrops fell.
[D#m] [F#] [C#] Echo [D#m] of silence, [D#] and the people [C#] bowed and prayed,
even the [D#m] ungodly made.
And the silence that [B] had its [F#] warning, in the words [B] that it was [F#] forming.
And the silence [G#m] said the [B] words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway walls.
And the gentlemen called, [D#m] [F#] whispering the [C#] sound [D#] of silence.
[A#m] [D#m] [F]
Key:  
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
B
12341112
C#
12341114
D#
12341116
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
B
12341112
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To learn Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - B, F# and B of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 55 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 112. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Major.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Hello [C#] darkness my old friend, _ _ I've come to talk [D#m] with you again. _ _
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping, _ _ left its seeds while [B] I was [F#] sleeping. _
_ And [B] the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain, _ still [A#m] remains [D#m] _ [F#] _ [C#] within the sound [D#m] of silence.
_ _ In restless dreams [C#] I walked alone, _ _ _ narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone. _ _ _
Beneath the hill [B] of a street [F#] lamp, _ I turned my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp.
_ [B] When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [F#] light,
I split the [D#m] night, _ [F#] _ [C#] touched the sound.
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
And in the naked [C#] light I saw, _ _ ten thousand people [D#m] maybe more. _ _
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking, _ people hearing [B] without [F#] listening, _
_ people writing [B] _ songs that voices never [F#] share. _
No one there, [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] still the sound _ [D#m] of silence. _ _ _
Who said I [C#] do not know, _ _ silence like a [D#] cancer grows.
[D#m] _ _
Hear my words [B] that I might [F#] beat you, _ take my arms [B] that I might meet [F#] you.
But [B] my words, like silent _ [F#] raindrops fell. _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] Echo _ _ _ [D#m] of silence, _ _ [D#] and the people [C#] bowed and _ prayed, _
even the [D#m] ungodly made. _ _
And the silence that [B] had its [F#] warning, _ _ in the words [B] that it was [F#] forming. _
And the silence [G#m] said the [B] words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway walls.
_ And the gentlemen called, [D#m] _ _ [F#] whispering the [C#] _ sound _ _ [D#] of silence.
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _

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This song was authored by Paul Simon.

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