Tuning: G C E A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Simon From: "Wednesday Morning 3 A.M." (1964, studio acoustic version) "Sounds Of Silence" (1966, studio version with band overdubs) Tuning: Standard tabbed by: maguri The studio version is in Ebm. S&G play it live in Em, though. Paul Simon's 1965 solo´version is in Bm. The live version from "Live Rhymin'" (1974) is in Dm. In the 90s he played it in Cm. What's to be learned? Use the key that fits your voice best. For easier chord shapes transpose to a key with playable shapes and then use a capo. Here: transpose -1 to Dm and use a capo on the 1st fret to get back to Ebm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO / OUTRO Ebsus2 Ebm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|--1---1---1---1-|1---------------| E|----1-------1---|2---------------| C|3-------3-------|3---------------| g|----------------|3---------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS g-C-E-A Ebsus2 3-3-1-1 Ebm 3-3-2-1 Db 1-1-1-4 Gb 3-1-2-1 B 4-3-2-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Ebsus2 | Ebm (break) [Verse 1]

Hello darkness my old f^Dbriend ^Db I've come to talk with you ag^Ebmain Because a ^Gbvision softly-y^B creep^Gbing ^Gb Left its seeds while I wa-a^Bs sleep^Gbing ^Gb And the v^Bision that was planted in my b^Gbrain Still re^Gbmains ^Ebm ^Gb Within the s^Dbound of si^Ebmlence ^Ebm (break)

[Verse 2]

In restless dreams I walked a^Dblone ^Db Narrow streets of cobbles^Ebmtone ^Ebm 'Neath the h^Gbalo of a-a ^Bstreet la^Gbmp ^Gb I turned my collar to the c^Bold and d^Gbamp ^Gb When my e^Byes were stabbed by the flash of a neon l^Gbight That split the ^Gbnight ^Ebm ^Gb And touched the s^Dbound of si^Ebmlence

[Verse 3]

^Ebm And in the naked light I s^Dbaw ^Db Ten thousand people maybe mo^Ebmre ^Ebm People t^Gbalking withou^Bt speaki^Gbng ^Gb People hearing withou-o^But liste^Gbning ^Gb People writing s^Bongs that voices never s^Gbhare And no one ^Gbdare ^Ebm ^Gb Disturb the s^Dbound of si^Ebmlence

[Verse 4]

^Ebm Fools said I you do not kn^Dbow ^Db Silence like a cancer g^Ebmrows ^Ebm Hear my w^Gbords that I mi-ig^Bht teach yo^Gbu ^Gb Take my arms that I mi-i^Bght reach y^Gbou Gb B | Gb | Gb Ebm | But my words like silent raindrops fell And ^Gbechoed In the ^Dbwells of s^Ebmilence

[Verse 5] + outro

^Ebm And the people bowed and p^Dbrayed ^Db To the neon God they m^Ebmade. ^Ebm And the s^Gbign flashed out i-it^Bs warni^Gbng ^Gb In the words that it wa-a^Bs form^Gbing. And the ^Gbsign said the wo^Brds of the prophets Are ^Bwritten on the subway ^Gbwalls And tenement ^Gbhalls ^Ebm And ^Gbwhispered in the s^Dbounds .^Db.. of sil^Ebsus2ence ^Ebm (break)

Simon & Garfunkel - The sound of silence