The Sound Of Silence Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Hello darkness, my old f[D]riend
I've come to talk with you [Em]again
Because a vision [C]softly creep[G]ing
Left its seeds while I [C]was sleep[G]ing
And the [C]vision that was planted in [G]my brain
Still [Em]remains
[G]Within the[D] sound of silen[Em]ce

[Verse 2]
In restless dreams I walked [D]alone
Narrow streets of cobble[Em]stone
'Neath the halo of [C]a street l[G]amp
I turned my collar to [C]the cold and [G]damp
When my [C]eyes were stabbed by
the flash of a neon [G]light
That split [Em]the night
[G]And touched the[D] sound of silen[Em]ce

[Verse 3]
And in the naked light [D]I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe [Em]more
People talking [C]without speak[G]ing
People hearing [C]without listen[G]ing
People writing [C]songs that
voices never [G]share
And no one [Em]dared
[G]Disturb the[D] sound of silen[Em]ce

[Verse 4]
"Fools", said [Em]I, "You do not k[D]now
Silence like a cancer [Em]grows
Hear my words that I [C]might teach [G]you
Take my arms that I [C]might reach [G]you"
But my [C]words, like silent raindrops [G]fell[Em]
And [G]echoed
In [D]the wells of si[Em]lence

[Verse 5]
[Em]
And the people bowed and [D]prayed
To the neon god they [Em]made
And the sign flashed out [C]its warn[G]ing
In the words that it [C]was forming
[G]And the sign said,
[C]"The words of the prophets are written on the subway [G]walls
And tenement [Em]halls"
And [G]whispered in [D]the sounds of silence
[Em]