Chords with lyrics
Sound Of Silence chords (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *
Capo I
DmDm 
C majorC DmDm
Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.
FF 
Bb majorBb FF
Because a vision softly creeping,
Bb majorBb FF
left its seeds while I was sleeping
Bb majorBb FF
And the vision that was planted in my brain,
DmDm FF C majorC DmDm
still remains, within the sound of silence.
DmDm C majorC DmDm
In restless dreams I walked alone through narrow streets of cobblestone.
FF Bb majorBb FF
Beneath the halo of a street lamp,
Bb majorBb FF
I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
Bb majorBb FF
When my eyes were stabbed by a flash of the neon light,
DmDm FF C majorC DmDm
and split the night, and touched the sound of silence.
DmDm C majorC DmDm
And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more.
FF Bb majorBb FF
People talking without speaking,
Bb majorBb FF
people hearing without listening.
Bb majorBb FF
People writing songs that voices never shared,
DmDm FF C majorC DmDm
no one dared, disturb the sound of silence.
DmDm C majorC DmDm
"Fools," said I, "you do not know, silence like a cancer grows.
FF Bb majorBb FF
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Bb majorBb FF
take my arms that I might reach you."
Bb majorBb FF
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
DmDm C majorC DmDm
echoed in the wells of silence.
DmDm C majorC DmDm
And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.
FF Bb majorBb FF
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
Bb majorBb FF
in the words that it was forming. And the sign said:
Bb majorBb FF
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls;
DmDm FF C majorC DmDm
and tenement halls," and whispered the sounds of silence.
* Alternate:
Capo IV
DmDm = 
B minorBm
C majorC = 
A augmentedA
FF = 
D MajorD
Bb majorBb = 
G+G
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Sound Of Silence chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel
Capo VI
A minorAm
A minorAm G+G
Hello darkness, my old friend,
A minorAm
I've come to talk with you again
FF C majorC
Because a vision softly creeping,
A minorAm FF C majorC
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
FF C majorC
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
A minorAm
still remains,
G+G A minorAm
within the sound of silence.
A minorAm G+G
In restless dreams I walked alone,
A minorAm
narrow streets of cobblestone
FF C majorC
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
A minorAm FF C majorC
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
FF C majorC
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
A minorAm
that split the night,
G+G A minorAm
and touched the sound of silence.
A minorAm G+G
And in the naked light I saw,
A minorAm
ten thousand people, maybe more.
FF C majorC
People talking without speaking
FF C majorC
People hearing without listening
FF C majorC
People writing songs that voices never share;
A minorAm
and no one dare,
G+G A minorAm
disturb the sound of silence.
A minorAm G+G
Fools said I you do not know,
A minorAm
silence like a cancer grows.
FF C majorC
Hear my words that I might teach you,
FF C majorC
take my arms that I might reach you.
FF C majorC
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
A minorAm
and echoed
G+G A minorAm
in the wells of silence
A minorAm G+G
And the people bowed and prayed,
A minorAm
to the neon God they made.
FF C majorC
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
FF C majorC
in the words that it was forming.
A minorAm FF
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
C majorC
are written on the subway walls;
A minorAm
and tenement halls.
G+G A minorAm
And whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Sound Of Silence chords (version 3)
Simon and Garfunkel
E minorEm D MajorD
Hello darkness, my old friend,
E minorEm
I've come to talk with you again
G+G C majorC G+G
Because a vision softly creeping,
E minorEm C majorC G+G
left it's seeds while I was sleeping
C majorC G+G
And the vision, that was planted in my brain;
E minorEm
still remains,
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
within the sound of silence.
E minorEm D MajorD
In restless dreams I walked alone,
E minorEm
narrow streets of cobblestone
C majorC G+G
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
E minorEm C majorC G+G
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
C majorC G+G
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light;
E minorEm
that split the night,
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
and touched the sound of silence.
E minorEm D MajorD
And in the naked light I saw,
E minorEm
ten thousand people, maybe more.
G+G C majorC G+G
People talking without speaking
C majorC G+G
People hearing without listening
C majorC G+G
People writing songs that voices never share;
E minorEm
and no one dare,
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
disturb the sound of silence.
E minorEm D MajorD
Fools said I you do not know,
E minorEm
silence like a cancer grows.
G+G C majorC G+G
Hear my words that I might teach you,
C majorC G+G
take my arms that I might reach you.
C majorC G+G
But my words like silent raindrops fell;
E minorEm
and echoed
D MajorD E minorEm
in the wells of silence
E minorEm D MajorD
And the people bowed and prayed,
E minorEm
to the neon God they made.
G+G C majorC G+G
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
C majorC G+G
in the words that it was forming.
E minorEm C majorC
And the sign said, the words of the prophets,
G+G
are written on the subway walls;
E minorEm
and tenement halls.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And whispered in the sounds of silence.
Set8
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