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f	1	Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel	f	1	Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
	2			2
n	3	Intro: (Gentle Strums)	n	3	Intro: {blue}(Gentle Strums){/blue}
	4	[Em]		4	[Em]
	5			5
	6	Verse 1:		6	Verse 1:
	7	Hello darkness my old [D] friend		7	Hello darkness my old [D] friend
	8	I’ve come to talk with you a[Em]gain		8	I’ve come to talk with you a[Em]gain
	9	Because a vision soft[C]ly creep[G]ing		9	Because a vision soft[C]ly creep[G]ing
	10	Left its seeds while I [C] was slee[G]ping		10	Left its seeds while I [C] was slee[G]ping
	11	And the [C] vision that was planted in my [G] brain		11	And the [C] vision that was planted in my [G] brain
	12	Still re[Em]mains		12	Still re[Em]mains
	13	[G] Within the [D] sound... of [Em] silence [Stop]		13	[G] Within the [D] sound... of [Em] silence [Stop]
	14			14
n	15	Verse 2: (Normal Strumming)	n	15	Verse 2: {blue}(Normal Strumming){/blue}
	16	In restless dreams I walked a[D]lone		16	In restless dreams I walked a[D]lone
	17	Narrow streets of cobbled [Em] stone		17	Narrow streets of cobbled [Em] stone
	18	‘Neath the halo of [C] a street [G] lamp		18	‘Neath the halo of [C] a street [G] lamp
	19	I turned my collar to the [C] cold and [G] damp		19	I turned my collar to the [C] cold and [G] damp
	20	When my [C] eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [G] light		20	When my [C] eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon [G] light
	21	That split the [Em] night		21	That split the [Em] night
	22	[G] And touched the [D] sound... of [Em] silence		22	[G] And touched the [D] sound... of [Em] silence
	23			23
	24	Verse 3:		24	Verse 3:
	25	And in the naked light I [D] saw		25	And in the naked light I [D] saw
	26	Ten thousand people maybe [Em] more		26	Ten thousand people maybe [Em] more
	27	People talking with[C]out spea[G]king		27	People talking with[C]out spea[G]king
	28	People hearing with[C]out listen[G]ing		28	People hearing with[C]out listen[G]ing
	29	People writing [C] songs that voices never [G] share		29	People writing [C] songs that voices never [G] share
	30	And no one [Em] dared		30	And no one [Em] dared
	31	[G] Disturb the [D] sound... of [Em] silence		31	[G] Disturb the [D] sound... of [Em] silence
	32			32
	33	Verse 4:		33	Verse 4:
	34	“FOOLS!” said I, you do not [D] know		34	“FOOLS!” said I, you do not [D] know
	35	Silence like a cancer [Em] grows		35	Silence like a cancer [Em] grows
	36	Hear my words that I [C] might teach [G] you		36	Hear my words that I [C] might teach [G] you
	37	Take my arms that I [C] might reach [G] you		37	Take my arms that I [C] might reach [G] you
t	38	But my [C] words like silent raindrops [G] fell [extra bar] [G]	t	38	But my [C] words like silent raindrops [G] fell {blue}(extra bar){/blue} [G]
	39	And e[G]choed		39	And e[G]choed
	40	In the [D] wells of [Em] silence		40	In the [D] wells of [Em] silence
	41			41
	42	Verse 5:		42	Verse 5:
	43	And the people bowed and [D] prayed		43	And the people bowed and [D] prayed
	44	To the neon God they [Em] made		44	To the neon God they [Em] made
	45	And the sign flashed out [C] its war[G]ning		45	And the sign flashed out [C] its war[G]ning
	46	In the words that it [C] was for[G]ming		46	In the words that it [C] was for[G]ming
	47	And the sign said, the [C] words of the prophets are written on the subway [G] walls		47	And the sign said, the [C] words of the prophets are written on the subway [G] walls
	48	And tenement [Em] halls		48	And tenement [Em] halls
	49	And [G] whispered... in the [D] sounds... of [Em - gentle strums] silence.		49	And [G] whispered... in the [D] sounds... of [Em - gentle strums] silence.

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