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Key: C
πΈ Intro:
Am
πΈ Verse 1:
Am G Am
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
F C F C
Because a vision softly creepin' left it's seeds while I was sleepin'
F C Am
And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains
C G Am
Within the sounds of silence
πΈ Verse 2:
G Am
In restless dreams I walked alone, narrow streets of cobblestone
F C F C
'Neath the halo of a-a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
F C Am
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light, that split the night
C G Am
And touched the sound of silence
πΈ Verse 3:
G Am
And in the naked light I saw; ten thousand people, maybe more
F C F C
People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening
F C Am
People writing songs that voices never share, no one dares
C G Am
Disturb the sounds of silence
πΈ Verse 4:
G Am
Fools said I do not know; silence like a cancer grows
F C F C
Hear my words that I might teach you, take my arms and I might reach you
F C Am
But my words like silent raindrops fell
C G Am
And echoed, in the wells of silence
πΈ Verse 5:
G Am
And the people bowed and prayed, to that neon God they made
F C F C
And the sign flashed out its warning, in the words that it was forming.
F C Am
And the sign said; the words of the prophets, are written on that subway walls and tenement halls
C G Am
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence
Song History
Published: November 20, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025