People writing songs- that voi-ces never shared,. Em G. D. Em. No one dared -
disturb the sound- of silence. D. Em. "Fools," said I, "you do not know, -silence
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Sounds Of Silence
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Em D Em * V1 - Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you a-gain. G C G - Be-cause a vision softly- creep-ing, C G - Left its seeds while I was- sleep-ing, C G And the vision that was planted in my brain, Em G D Em Still re-mains -within the sound- of silence. D Em V2 - In restless dreams I walked a-lone- through narrow streets of cobble-stone. G C G -Beneath the halo of a - street lamp, C G -I turned my collar to the cold and damp. C G When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light, Em G D Em That split the night -and touched the sound- of silence. D Em V 3 - And in the naked light I saw - ten thousand people maybe more. G C G - People talking with-out speak-ing, C G *Starting note: ^or - People hearing with-out listen-ing. C G People writing songs- that voi-ces never shared, Em G D Em No one dared -disturb the sound- of silence. D Em "Fools," said I, "you do not know, -silence like a cancer grows. V4 G C G - Hear my words that I mi-ght teach you, C G -Take my arms that I mi-ght reach you." C G- Em But my words- like si-lent raindrops fell G D Em And echoed- in the wells- of silence.
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D Em And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made. V5 G C G - And the sign flashed out i-ts warn-ing, C G - In the words that it was form-ing, and the sign said: C G "The words of the prophet are written on the subway walls Em G D Em and tenement halls -and whisper - in the sounds--- of- silence”. (Simon & Garfunkel)
