Verse 1 Am G Hello darkness, my old friend, Am I've come to talk with you again, C F C Because a vision softly creeping, F C Left it's seeds while I was sleeping, F C And the vision that was planted in my brain Am Still remains C G Am Within the sound of silence. Verse 2 Am G In restless dreams I walked alone, Am Narrow streets of cobble stone. C F C 'Neath the halo of a street lamp, F C I turned my collar to the cold and damp, F C When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light Am That split the night C G Am And touched the sounds of silence. Verse 3 Am G And in the naked light I saw Am Ten thousand people, maybe more. C F C People talking without speaking, F C People hearing without listening, F C People writing songs that voices never shared, Am And no one dared C G Am Disturb the sounds of silence. Verse 4 Am G "Fools!" said I, "you do not know, Am Silence like a cancer grows. C F C Hear my words that I might teach you, F C Take my arms that I might reach you." F C But my words like silent raindrops fell C G Am And echoed in the wells of silence. Verse 5 Am G And the people bowed and prayed Am To the neon gods they made. C F C And the sign flashed out its warning, F C In the words that it was forming, F Am C And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls C And tenement halls." G Am And whispered in the sounds of silence.
