Chords with lyrics
Intro:
D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD C majorC
See, the debt collector's coming
G+G
He's come to break my fingers
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
So I can't play piano, no, no more
D MajorD C majorC
And see, the debt collector's coming
G+G
He's come to take my tongue
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
So I can't sing any songs any more
D MajorD
I just go "Ah-ha-ah-ha-ah"
C majorC
To the top of the pop charts
"Ah-ha-ah-ha-ah"
G+G
In your iPods
"Ah-ha-ah"
D MajorD
That's the sound of silence,
E minorEm A augmentedA
Simon and Garfunkel
Verse 2:
D MajorD C majorC
And see, the Grim Reaper is coming
G+G
He's sharpening his scythe
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
'Til he can see his own reflection
D MajorD C majorC
And you see, the Grim Reaper is crying -
G+G
His business down the drain
D MajorD
'Cos people do it so much quicker
E minorEm A augmentedA
(And cheaper, and better...)
Chorus:
D MajorD
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
C majorC
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
G+G
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
Oh
D MajorD
And ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
C majorC
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
G+G
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
Oh
Verse 3:
D MajorD C majorC
And you see – our Saviour's second coming
G+G
He's such a selfish bastard
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
(Some of us don't get to come even once)
D MajorD C majorC
And you see, his fans avoid my house now
G+G
'Cos I've signed a sealed deal with Satan
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
To just love everybody that I can...
Verse 4:
D MajorD C majorC
And you see, I think the Grim Reaper should go after
G+G
That fucking debt collector
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
So I can sing whenever I bloody goddamn well please
D MajorD C majorC
And our Saviour should just make love to Satan
G+G
So both can see that either
Are terrible
D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
Without the other...
Chorus: (x4)
D MajorD
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
C majorC
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
G+G
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
Oh
D MajorD
And ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
C majorC
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
G+G
Ba-da-dum-bum, ba-dum, ba-dum
Oh
Ending: