THE SOUND OF SILENCE Capo IV Bm ............. A Hello darkness my old friend Bm I've come to talk with you again G D Because a vision softly creeping G D Left its seeds while I was sleeping G G D And the vision that was planted in my brain D Bm Still remains A Bm Within the sound of silence ---- VERSO 2 ---- A In restless dreams I walked alone Bm Narrow streets of cobblestone G D 'Neath the halo of a street lamp G D I turned my collar to the cold and damp G G D When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light D Bm That split the night A Bm And touched the sound of silence ------ VERSO 3 ----- A And in the naked light I saw Bm Ten thousand people maybe more G D People talking without speaking G D People hearing without listening G D People writing songs that voices never shared D Bm No one dared A Bm Disturb the sound of silence ---- VERSO 4 ---- A Fools said I, "you do not know Bm Silence like a cancer grows G D Hear my words that I might teach you G D Take my arms that I might reach you" G D But my words like silent raindrops fell Bm .................. A Bm And echoed in the wells of silence ----- VERSO 5 ----- A And the people bowed and prayed Bm To the neon god they made G D And the sign flashed out its warning G D In the words that it was forming G And the sign said "The words of the prophets D are written on the subway walls D Bm And tenement halls A Bm And whispered in the sound of silence"