The Sound Of Silence - Paul Simon - 53 bpm

Hello 
Am
darkness, my old 
G
friend, 


I've come to 
G
talk with you a
Am
gain,

C

Because a 
C
vision softly-
F
y creep
C
ing,

left its 
C
seeds while I wa-
F
as slee
C
ping,

And the 
F
vision 

that was 

planted

in my 
C
brain

still re

mains
Am
 

 
C
within the 
G
sound 

Am
of silence.

In restless 
Am
dreams I walked a
G
lone, 


narrow 
G
streets of cobble
Am
stone.

C

'Neath the 
C
halo of a-
F
a street 
C
lamp,

I turned my 
C
collar to the 
F
cold and 
C
damp,
C

When my 
F
eyes were 

stabbed by the 

flash of a 

neon 
C
light 

that split the 

night 
Am

 
C
and touched the 
G
sound of 

Am
silence.

And in the 
Am
naked light I 
G
saw 


ten thousand 

people, maybe 
Am
more.

C

People 
C
talking witho-
F
ut spea
C
king, 

people 

hearing witho-
F
ut liste
C
ning,

People writting 
F
songs 

that 

voices 

never 
C
share 

and no one 

dare
Am
 

 
C
disturb the 
G
sound 

of 
Am
silence.

"Fools" said 
Am
I, "You do not 
G
know, 


silence 

like a cancer 
Am
grows.

C

Hear my 
C
words that I mi-
F
ight teach 
C
you. 

Take my 

arms that I mi-
F
ght reach 
C
you."

But my 
F
words 

like 

silent 

raindrops 
C
fell,


and echoed 
Am

 
C
in the 
G
wells of 

Am
silence.

And the 
Am
people bowed and 
G
prayed 


to the 

neon god they 
Am
made.

C

And the 
C
sign flashed out i-
F
its war
C
ning, 

in the 

words that it wa-
F
as for
C
ming.

The sign said, "The 
F
words of the 

prophets are 

written on the 

subway 
C
walls 

and tenement 

halls 
Am

 
C
and whispered 

in the 
G
sound of

 
Am
silence. “