I Am A Rock tab by Simon & Garfunkel
Guitar Tab
A quite easy song to play. Remember the intro well 'cause you're going
to use it often in the song. Listen to the record closely to get the
rhythm correctly.
a % indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
Capoed on the 4th fret
Play these first two measures twice:
G
e:||----------------|-----------------------||
B:||----------------|--0h1p0--0h1p0--0h1p0--||
G:||----------------|-----------------------||
D:||----------------|--0h2p0--0h2p0--0h2p0--||
A:||----------------|-----------------------||
E:||--3------3---3--|-----------------------||
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G
e:|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
B:|-----------------|----------------|--0h1p0--0h1p0--0h1p0--|
G:|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D:|-----------------|----------------|--0h2p0--0h2p0--0h2p0--|
A:|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E:|--3-----3--3---3-|--3------3---3--|-----------------------|
A w.. day
G C G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
B:|-----------------|--1----1--1---1--|---------------|-0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0-|
G:|-----------------|--0----0--0---0--|---------------|-------------------|
D:|-----------------|--2----2--2---2--|---------------|-0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0-|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
E:|--3-----3--3---3-|--3----3--3---3--|--3-----3--3---|-------------------|
in a deep and dark December
G Am D C
e:|------------3----|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---2--|-----------------|
B:|---------0--0----|--1---1---1---1--|--3---3---3---3--|--1--------------|
G:|---------0--0-0--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--0---0----------|
D:|------------0-0--|--2---2---2---2--|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2----------|
A:|--------------0--|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|--3-------2---0--|
E:|--3--3-3----0----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I am a - lone
G Am Bm
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|
B:|------------0----|-----0-----0-----|--1---1---1---1--|--3---3---3---3--|
G:|------------0----|-----0-----0-----|--2---2---2---2--|--4---4---4---4--|
D:|------------0----|-----0-----0-----|--2---2---2---2--|--4---4---4---4--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---2--|
E:|--3------3-------|--3-----3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
gazing from my window
Am Bm Am C
e:|-----------------|--2---2---2------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--1---1---1------|--3---3---3------|--1---1---1------|--1---1---1------|
G:|--2---2---2------|--4---4---4------|--2---2---2------|--0---0---0------|
D:|--2---2---2---0--|--4---4---4---0--|--2---2---2---0--|--2---2---2---0--|
A:|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--3---3---3---0--|
E:|--------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|--3---3---3---0--|
to the streets below on a freshly fallen silent shroud of
D C D C D G C D C D
e:|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|
B:|--3---3---3---3--|--1---3---1---3--|--0---0---0---0--|--1---3---1---3--|
G:|--2---2---2---2--|--0---2---0---2--|--0---0---0---0--|--0---2---0---2--|
D:|--0---0---0---0--|--2---0---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--2---0---2---0--|
A:|--0---0---0---0--|--3---0---3---0--|--2---2---2---2--|--3---0---3---0--|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|
snow I am a rock I am an is-
D G
e:|--2---2---2---2--|-----------------||-------------|-------------------||
B:|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------||-------------|-0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0-||
G:|--2---2---2---2--|--------%--------||-------------|-------------------||
D:|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------||-------------|-0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0-||
A:|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------||-------------|-------------------||
E:|-----------------|-----------------||-3-----3--3--|-------------------||
- - - - land [play these 2 measures twice]
G * G C G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|----------3------|--3----------3---|
B:|-----------------|------------0----|------0---1---0--|--0----------0---|
G:|-----------------|---------0--0----|------0---0---0--|--0----------0---|
D:|-----------------|---------0--0----|------0---2---0--|--0----------0---|
A:|-----------------|------------2----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--3----3--3---3--|--3---------3----|--3---3---3---3--|--3-------3--3---|
I've built walls
G C G C G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3------|
B:|------0---0---0--|--1---1-1---1-1--|--0---0-------0--|------0---1---0--|
G:|------0---0---0--|--0---0-0---0-0--|--0----0------0--|------0---0---0--|
D:|------0---0---0--|--2---2-2---2-2--|--0-----0-----0--|------0---2---0--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--3--------------|--3---3-3---3-3--|--3--------3--3--|--3---3---3---3--|
a fortress deep and mighty
G Am D
e:|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---2--|
B:|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|--1---1---1---1--|--3---3---3---3--|
G:|--0---0---0---0--|--------%--------|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|
D:|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|--0---0---0---0--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|
E:|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
that none may
C G Am
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0------|
B:|-----------------|------------0----|-----0------0----|--1---1---1------|
G:|-----------------|------------0----|-----0------0----|--2---2---2------|
D:|--2--------------|------------0----|-----0------0----|--2---2---2------|
A:|--3-----2----0---|-----------------|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|
E:|-----------------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|-----------------|
pen - e - trate I have no need of
Bm Am Bm Am
e:|--2---2---2------|-----------------|--2---2---2------|--0---0---0------|
B:|--3---3---3------|--1---1---1------|--3---3---3------|--1---1---1------|
G:|--4---4---4------|--2---2---2------|--4---4---4------|--2---2---2------|
D:|--4---4---4---0--|--2---2---2---0--|--4---4---4---0--|--2---2---2---0--|
A:|--2---2---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|
E:|--------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|
friendship friendship causes pain it's laughter and it's
C D C D C D G
e:|-----------------|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|
B:|--1---1---1------|--3---3---3---3--|--1---3---1---3--|--0---0---0---0--|
G:|--0---0---0------|--2---2---2---2--|--0---2---0---2--|--0---0---0---0--|
D:|--2---2---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--2---0---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|
A:|--3---3---3---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--3---0---3---0--|--2---2---2---2--|
E:|--3---3---3---0--|-----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|
loving I dis - dain I am a rock
C D C D D G
e:|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|
B:|--1---3---1---3--|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|
G:|--0---2---0---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--------%--------|--0---0---0---0--|
D:|--2---0---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|--0---0---0---0--|
A:|--3---0---3---0--|--0---0---0---0--|-----------------|--2---2---2---2--|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3--|
I am an is- - - - - land
G C G G C G G
e:|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|
B:|--0---0---1---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---1---0--|--0---0---0---0--|
G:|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---0---0--|
D:|--0---0---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---2---0--|--0---0---0---0--|
A:|--2---2----------|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2----------|--2---2---2---2--|
E:|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|
G C G
e:|--3---3---3---3--|
B:|--0---0---1---0--|
G:|--0---0---0---0--|
D:|--0---0---2---0--|
A:|--2---2----------|
E:|--3---3---3---3--|
Now return to * and repeat for verses 3 and 4. Then finish with:
Am D G Am
e:|----0---------2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|----1---------3--|----0------0-----|--0---0---0---0--|--1------1--1----|
G:|----2---------2--|----0------0-----|--0---0---0---0--|--2------1--1----|
D:|----2---------0--|----0------0-----|--0---0---0---0--|--2------2--2----|
A:|----0------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0------0--0----|
E:|-----------------|----3------3-----|--3---3---3---3--|-----------------|
and a rock can feel no pain and an island
D G [ repeat these 3 measures 3 times ]
e:|--2-----2--------||----------------|-------------------||--------------|
B:|--3-----3--------||----------------|-0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0-||--------------|
G:|--2-----2--------||----------------|-------------------||--------------|
D:|--0-----0--------||----------------|-0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0-||--------------|
A:|-----------------||----------------|-------------------||--------------|
E:|-----------------||-3------3--3----|-------------------||---3----------|
ne - ver cries
Lyrics:
A winter's day,
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below,
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship.
Friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
Don't talk of love.
Well I've heard the word before.
It's sleeping in my memory,
And I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
I have my books,
And my poetry to protect me.
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room,
Safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
And a rock can feel no pain.
And an island never cries.
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