The Sound Of Silence Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

Tempo:
111.75 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 chords
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[D#] [A#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, I've come to talk with [D#m] you again
Because a vision [B] softly [F#] creeping
Left its [B] seeds while I was [F#] sleeping
[B] And the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain
still [A#m]
[D#m] remains
[F#] [C#] within the sound
[D#m] Of silence in restless dreams I [C#] walk alone
narrow streets of [D#m] cobblestone
Near the hill [B] of a [F#] street lamp
I turn my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [F#] light
the smithen [D#m] knife
[F#] And [C#] touch the sound
[D#m] Silence and in the naked [C#] light I saw
10,000 people [F] maybe more
[D#m]
People talking [B] without [F#] speaking
People [B] hearing without [F#] listening
People writing [B] songs
That voices never [F#] shared
No one [D#m] did
[F#] [C#] Discover sound [D#m] of silence
Fools that I [C#] do not know
Silence like [D#] a cancer grow
[D#m]
Hear my words [B] that I might beat [F#] you
Take my [B] arms that I might [F#] reach you
[B] But my words like silent rain [F#] drops fell
[D#m]
[F#] Echo
[C#] the will [D#m] of silence
[D#] And the people [C#] bowed and prayed
To the neon [D#m] god they made
And the sun [B] flashed out its [F#] warning
In the [B] words that it was [F#] forming
And the [D#m] sign [B] said the words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway walls
Tenement [D#m] halls
[F#] whispering
[C#] sounds
of [D#] silence
[A#m] [D#m]
Key:Β Β 
F#
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D#m
13421116
B
12341112
C#
12341114
D#
12341116
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
B
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To start learning Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D#m, B, F#, B, F# and D#m in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 55 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 112. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Major in mind.

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[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] Hello darkness [C#] my old friend, _ _ I've come to talk with [D#m] you again _ _
Because a vision [B] softly _ [F#] creeping _
Left its [B] seeds while I was [F#] sleeping _
[B] And the vision that was planted in my [F#] brain
still _ [A#m]
[D#m] remains
_ [F#] _ [C#] within the sound
[D#m] Of silence _ _ in restless dreams I [C#] walk alone _ _ _
narrow streets of [D#m] _ cobblestone _ _
Near the hill [B] of a [F#] street lamp _
I turn my collar [B] to the cold [F#] and damp
When [B] my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [F#] light
the smithen [D#m] knife
[F#] And [C#] touch the sound _
_ [D#m] Silence _ _ and in the naked [C#] light I saw
_ _ 10,000 people [F] maybe more
[D#m] _ _ _
People talking [B] without _ [F#] speaking _
People [B] hearing without [F#] listening _ _
People writing [B] _ songs
That voices never [F#] shared
_ No one [D#m] did
_ [F#] _ [C#] Discover sound _ [D#m] of silence
_ Fools that I [C#] do not know _ _
Silence like [D#] a cancer grow
[D#m] _ _
Hear my words [B] that I might beat [F#] you _
Take my [B] arms that I might [F#] reach you
[B] But my _ words like silent rain [F#] drops fell
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [F#] Echo
_ _ [C#] the will _ [D#m] of silence _ _
[D#] And the people [C#] bowed and _ prayed _
To the neon [D#m] god they _ made
And the sun [B] flashed out its _ [F#] warning
In the [B] words that it was [F#] forming _ _
And the [D#m] sign [B] said the words of the prophets are written on the [F#] subway walls
_ Tenement [D#m] halls
_ [F#] _ whispering
_ [C#] _ sounds
_ _ of [D#] _ silence
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Paul Simon.

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