The Sound Of Silence | Disturbed | Guitar Chords | Strumming Pattern

The Sound of Silence Guitar Chords & Strumming Pattern, originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964.

A cover version of "The Sound of Silence" was released by American heavy metal band Disturbed on December 7, 2015.

Song: The Sound Of Silence
Artist: Disturbed
Album: Immortalized

Released: 2015

Strumming Pattern: D DU DUD

The Sound of Silence Guitar Chords & Strumming Pattern Progression:

(F#m) Hello darkness, my ol(E)d friend
I’ve come to talk with yo(F#m)u again
Because a vision s(D)oftly c(A)reeping
Left its see(F#m)ds while I (D) was sle(A)eping
(F#m) And the (D) vision that was planted (D) in my (A) brain
Still re(F#m)mains within the (E) sound of (F#m) silence

(F#m) In restless dreams I walked (E) alone
Narrow streets of (F#m) cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of (D) a street (A) lamp
I turned my coll(F#m)ar to the (D) cold and (A) damp
When my (D) eyes were stabbed by the flash of a (D) neon (A) light
That (F#m) split the ni(A)ght
(F#m) And touched the (E) sound of (F#m) silence

(F#m) And in the naked li(E)ght I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe (F#m) more
People talking wit(D)hout spe(A)aking
People hearing wit(D)hout lis(A)tening
People writing (D) songs that voices (D) never (A) share
And no one (F#m) dare (A) (F#m)
Disturb the (E) sound of (F#m) silence

(F#m) Fools said I, you do not (E) know
Silence like a cancer (F#m) grows
Hear my words that I m(D)ight teach (A) you
Take my arms that I m(D)ight reach to (A) you
But my (D) words like silent (D) raindrops (A) fell
A(F#m)nd ech(A)oed in the we(E)lls of (F#m) silence

(F#m) And the people bowed and (E) prayed
To the neon God the(F#m)y made
And the sign flashed (D) out it’s (A) warning
And the words that it (D) was for(A)ming

And the sign said

The wo(D)rds of the prophets are written on the (D) subway w(A)alls
And tenement hal(F#m)ls
And whispered in the (E) sound of si(F#m)lence

Lyrics

Hello, darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone

'Neath the halo of a street lamp

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

That split the night

And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dare

Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know

Silence, like a cancer, grows

Hear my words that I might teach you

Take my arms that I might reach you"

But my words like silent raindrops fell

And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon god they made

And the sign flashed out its warning

In the words that it was forming

And the sign said

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls

And tenement halls

And whispered in the sound

Of silence"