Simon Paul - Sounds Of Silence Tabs

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The Sound Of Silence tab by Simon Paul 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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The Sound of Silence ...........................

Copyright © 1964 Paul Simon


% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.


Capo 2nd fret  (

    Am9                                 G
e:|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|--(3)-----(3)----|-----------------|
B:|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
G:|-2-------2-------|--------%--------|-----0-------0---|--------%--------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|

                             Hello ... friend                 I've come to


    Am                        C         F       C         C 
e:|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
B:|-------1-------1-|---------------1-|-------1-------1-|-------1------(0)|
G:|-----2-------2---|-----2-0-----0---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D:|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-0-------0-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|

 again                  because .. softly  creeping          left it's ...


     F                C                 F
e:|-----1-----------|---0-------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------------|
B:|-----------1-----|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
G:|--------2--------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|--------%--------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--1--------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|

         sleeping                and .. vision     that was ...       brain


    C                 C       Am         C                G
e:|----0-------0----|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------3-----|
B:|--------1--------|--(1)------1-----|-----1-------1---|-------0-------0-|
G:|------0----------|-----0-------2---|---------0-------|-----0-------0---|
D:|-0h2----------3-2|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|----------3------|-3-----2-0-----2-|--3--------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

               still ...                     within the  sound         of


    Am                                * G                 G
e:|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------3-----|-3-3-----3-------|
B:|-------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-0-----0-------|
G:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-0-----0-strum-|
D:|-----------------|-2---------------|-0-0-----0---0-0-|-----------------|
A:|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-------0-2---2-3-|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----3-0-3-------|

  silence              In restless . alone                    narrow ...


  $ Am                        C         F       C         
e:|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
B:|-1-1---0-1-1---0-|-1-1---0-1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
G:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-0-strum-|-2-strum-0-strum-|-0-strum-0-strum-|
D:|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2-----0-|-3-----0-2-----0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|
A:|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|
E:|-----------------|---------3-----0-|-1-----0-3-----0-|-3-----0-3-----0-|

 stone                 'neath halo   ...     lamp           I turned ...


    F       C                           F
e:|-1---------------|-----------------|---1-1-----1-1---|-----------------|
B:|-1-------1-------|---1-------------|---1-1-----1-1---|-----------------|
G:|-2-strum-0-strum-|---0--strum------|---2-2-----2-2---|--------%--------|
D:|-3-----0-2-----0-|---2------0------|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|-----------------|
A:|-3-----0-3-----0-|---3------0------|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-----------------|
E:|-1-----0-3-----0-|---3------0------|-1---1-0-1---1-0-|-----------------|

  cold & damp                  when my eyes  stabbed .. flash of a neon ..


    C                         Am      @  C                G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-1-------1-1-----|-------------1---|---------1-------|-----------------|
G:|-0-strum-0-0-2-0-|-----0-------2---|---------0-------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
D:|-2-----0-2-2-3-2-|-2-2-------2-2---|-----2-----------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
A:|-3-----0-3-3-----|-3-3---2-0-----2-|--3----------2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
E:|-3-----0-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|

   light   ... split night                and touched the sound         of


  # Am                        C       #
e:|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-------1-------|
G:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-str-0-0-str-0-|
D:|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|-2-----0-2-----0-|
A:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-3-----0-|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|

  silence               And in .. naked land I ...


For "saw ... ten thousand people maybe more" jump back to *.  At $, replace
      one measure with the following Am variation:

    Am
e:|-------------0-------|
B:|---1---------1-------|
G:|---2-----------------|
D:|-2---2-0-0h2---2p0---|
A:|-0---0-------------3-|
E:|---------------------|


Also, from # to #, replace two measures with the following Am, variation:

    Am
e:|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|---strum--strum--|--------%--------|
D:|-2---------------|-----------------|
A:|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|

                              ... Fools said I you do not ...


For "know ... silence like a cancer grows" jump back to *.  Use the Am 
      variation above again at $.  At @, jump to the following:

    C                 G                 Am
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-------1---1---1-|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-0-strum-0---0---|-------0---0---0-|-2-str-0-2-str-0-|--------%--------|
D:|-2-------2---2---|-----0-------0---|-2-----0-2-----0-|-----------------|
A:|-3---------------|-------------2---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-3-------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

   echoed   in the ...              of silence            And the people ..


For "prayed ... to the neon" jump back to *.  At @, jump to the following:

    C                  G                Am9                           Am7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|----0---0--------|
B:|-----------------|--------0--------|-----0-------0---|------0----------|
G:|---0---0---0---0-|----0------0-----|-2-------2-------|--2----------0---|
D:|-----2-------2---|------0----------|-----------------|-------------2---|
A:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  whispered    in sounds         of silence