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Link to official Youtube video: https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4 [Verse 1] Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------0--0------4---4---2------------------------------2---0--0--| E|--2-2---------------------------4----4----4---4----4--------------| Because a vision softly-y creeping, Left it's seeds while I wa-as sleeping G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------2---2--4--4---2--------------------------2--2-4--4---2-----| A|--0--0---0-4--4-----------------------0----0----4-----4----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the vision that was planted in my brain G|---------------------1---2---2---1-----------| D|---------4--4---4-------------------4---2----| A|--0--0---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| still remains within the sound of silence G|--------------------------------------------| D|--4-----2------------------2----------------| A|------------4--0---0---0------------0-------| E|--------------------------------4-------2---| [Verse 2] In restless dreams I walked a-lone, Narrow streets of cobblestone G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------0------0--2----0--2-----------------------2------0-----| E|--2--2---2---------------------------4-4----4-------4----4----------| 'Neath the halo of a-aa street lamp, I turned my collar to the co-old and damp G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------2-2--4--4------2----2---2------0----------------4----------2-----| A|--0-----0--4---4------------------------------------4--2---0---0---------4---------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| When my eyes were stabbed, by the flash of a neon light G|----------------------------1---1—-2-----2--2-1-----------| D|----------4----4----4---------------------------4--2------| A|--0--0----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| That split the night, and touched the sound of silence G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------4----2----------------------------2----------------| A|-0--------------4------0---0--------0-----------0---------| E|----------------------------------------------4-----2-----| [Verse 3] And in the naked light I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more G|------------2--2---4----2--4------------------------4-----------| D|-4---4--4----------------------6----6---6---6--6-------6---7----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening G|--------6---6---9---11--11----9----------6---6---9---11--11---9-----| D|-7--7-----------------------------7---7-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| People writing songs, that voices never share, G|--------6---9---11-----13---14-14--13-11-9-------| D|--7--7-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| And no one dare, Disturb the sound of silence G|-----11-9---6------------------9----1--2--------| D|-------------------7---7---7--------------4-----| A|--11--------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| [Verse 4] "Fools" said I, "you do not know, Silence like a cancer grows G|--------------2---2---4--2---4--------------------4---------------| D|----4---4--------------------------6--6----6----6----6---7--------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Hear my words that I mi-ight teach you; take my arms that I mi-ight reach you" G|---------6-----6----9--9--11---11----9----14---13-11---9-------9--11---11---9------| D|-7----7------------------------------------------------------11--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| But my words li-ike silent raindrops fell, And echoed in the wells of silence G|--------11----13-----14-14--13--11----------------------------9-----------------| D|--------------------------------------14----7----7--7--7---7--------6--7--4-----| A|-12--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 5} And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon God they made G|--11--9----------------------------9--9---9-9--9---11---11----| D|----------11--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------12--14----12--14---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| And the sign flashed out it's warning, and the words that it wa-as forming G|---------6----6-------9---11---11-9-----14--13--11----9-------9--11--11-9----| D|--7--7-----------------------------------------------------11----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the sign said, "The words of the prophets, are written on the subway walls G|---------6----9------9---11----11--11-11--11----13---14-14--14-14--13-11--9------| D|--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| And tenement halls", and whispered in the sound of silence G|-----11--9----6----------------------------9-----1--2---------| D|----------------------7---7---7------7--7--------------4------| A|--12----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|