The Sound of Silence

Paul Simon arr. Nick Braae

Verse 1
4
V1 &4

Ooh ooh ooh ooh Hel-lo dark-ness my old

4
V2 & 4

Ooh ooh ooh ooh Hel-lo dark-ness my old

4w w w w
V3
4
&

Ooh ooh ooh ooh Hel-lo dark-ness my old

6

& j j

V1

friend I've come to talk with you a - gain Be -cause a vi-sion soft - ly

& j j

V2

friend I've come to talk with you a - gain Be -cause a vi-sion soft - ly

j j
V3
&

friend I've come to talk with you a - gain Be -cause a vi-sion soft - ly

10
2 4 j
& 4 4

V1

cree -ping Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the vi - sion that was

2 4 j
& 4 4

V2

cree -ping Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the vi - sion that was

2 4 j
V3
& 4 4

cree -ping Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the vi - sion that was
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15
j 2 4
V1 & J J 4 j 4

j

plan-ted in my brain still re - mains With-in the sound of

j 2 4
V2 & J J 4 j 4

j

plan-ted in my brain still re - mains With-in the sound of

j j j 2 4
V3
& 4 j

4 j

plan-ted in my brain still re - mains With-in the sound of
20 Verse 2

V1 & j

si - lence In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone nar -row streets of cob-ble

V2 & j

si - lence In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone nar -row streets of cob-ble

&
V3 j

24 si - lence In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone nar -row streets of cob-ble
2
& j 4

V1

stone 'Neath the ha-lo of a street lamp I turned my col-lar to the cold and damp

j 2
V2 & 4

stone 'Neath the ha-lo of a street lamp I turned my col-lar to the cold and damp

j 2
V3
& 4

stone 'Neath the ha-lo of a street lamp I turned my col-lar to the cold and damp
29
2 4 4 j j 2
&4 4 4 4
V1
J
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne - on light That split the night

2 4 4 2
V2 & 4 4 4 j j j 4
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne - on light That split the night

2 4 4 j j j 2
V3
& 4 4 4 4

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne - on light That split the night
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34 Verse 3
2 4 j j
V1 & 4 j 4

And touched the sound of si - lence And in the na-ked light I saw
2 4
V2 & 4 j 4 j

j

And touched the sound of si - lence And in the na-ked light I saw
2 4 j
V3
& 4 j 4
And touched the sound of si - lence Ooh
39

& j

V1

Ten thou-sand peo-ple may-be more Peo-ple tal-king with-out spea-king

V2 & j


Ten thou-sand peo-ple may-be more Peo-ple tal-king with-out spea-king

V3
& j


Ooh Ooh aah
43
4 j j
& 4

V1

Peo-ple hea -ring with-out lis - tening Peo-ple wri-ting songs that

4
V2 & 4 j j

Peo-ple hea -ring with-out lis - tening Peo-ple wri-ting songs that

4
V3
& j 4
Ooh aah Peo - ple wri-ting

songs

that
47
j j 2 4
& J 4 j 4 j
V1
J
voi -ces ne - ver share And no one dare dis-turb the sound of

2 4
V2 & j j j j 4 j 4

j

voi -ces ne - ver share And no one dare dis-turb the sound of

2 4
& j j j j
V3 4 j 4 j

voi -ces ne - ver share And no one dare dis-turb the sound of
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52 Verse 4

V1 &


si - lence Fools said I you do not know Si-lence like a can -cer grows

V2 &



si - lence You do not know Aah

V3
&

57 si -lence Aah
2
& 4

V1

Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you

2
V2 & 4
Ooh might teach you Ooh might reach

2
V3
& 4

Ooh might teach you Ooh might reach
61
2
V1
4
& 4 4 J j w j
J
But my words like si-lent rain -drops fell And

2 4
V2 &4 4 j
you But my words Aah

2 4
V3
& 4 4
j

you But my words Verse 5 Aah
66

V1 & j j

e - choed in the sound of si - lence And the peo-ple bowed andprayed

V2 &

j

In the sound of si - lence And the peo-ple bowed andprayed

&
V3 j

In the sound of si - lence And the peo-ple bowed andprayed
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71

&

V1


to the ne - on god they made And the sign flashed out its war - ning

V2 &


to the ne - on god they made And the sign flashed out its war - ning

V3
&

to the ne - on god they made And the sign flashed out its war - ning
75
4
V1 & 4

In the words that it was form -ing And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are

4
V2 &
4
In the words that it was form -ing And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are

4
&
V3 4

In the words that it was form -ing And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are
79
j j
V1 & J
writ - ten on the sub - way walls and ten - e - ment halls

V2 & j
j

j

writ - ten on the sub - way walls and ten - e - ment halls

V3
& j j j

writ - ten on the sub - way walls and ten - e - ment halls
82
U
& j j j j

V1

And whis - pered in the sound of si-lence
U
V2 & j j
j

And whis - pered in the sound of si-lence
U
& j
V3 j

Whis -pered in the sound of si-lence
V1
The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon arr. Nick Braae

Verse 1
4
&4

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
5

& j

Hel-lo dark-ness my old friend I've come to talk with you a - gain
9
2 4
& j
4

4
Be -cause a vi-sion soft-ly cree -ping Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the
14
4 j j 2 4
&4 J J 4 j 4

vi - sion that was plan-ted in my brain still re - mains With-in the
19 Verse 2
4 j j
& 4

sound of si - lence In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone
23

&

- -
nar row streets of cob ble stone - 'Neath the ha - lo of a street lamp
27
2 4 4
& j 4 4 4

I turned my col - lar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the
31
4 j j 2 4
&4 4 j 4 j
J
flash of a ne-on light That split the night And touched the sound of
36 Verse 3

& j j

si - lence And in the na-ked light I saw Ten thou-sand peo-ple may-be
40
4
& 4
V.S.
more Peo-ple tal-king with-out spea-king Peo-ple hea -ring with-out lis-tening
2 V1
45
4
&4 j j j
j
J J
Peo -ple wri-ting songs that voi - ces ne - ver share And no one

49 Verse 4

2 4
& 4 j 4 j

dare dis - turb the sound of si - lence

53

&

Fools said I you do not know Si-lence like a can - cer grows

57
2
& 4

Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you

61
2 4
& 4 4 J j w j j
J
But my words like si-lent rain -drops fell And e - choed in the

67 Verse 5

& j

sound of si - lence And the peo-ple bowed andprayed to the ne - on god they

72

&

made And the sign flashed out its war-ning In the words that it was form -ing

77
4 j j
& 4 J
And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are writ-ten on the sub -way walls and ten-e-ment

81
U
& j j j j

halls And whis-pered in the sound of si-lence
V2
The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon arr. Nick Braae

Verse 1
4
&4
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
5

& j

Hel-lo dark-ness my old friend I've come to talk with you a - gain
9
2 4
& j
4

4
Be -cause a vi-sion soft-ly cree -ping Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the
14
4 j j 2 4
&4 J J 4 j 4

vi - sion that was plan-ted in my brain still re - mains With-in the
19 Verse 2
4 j j
& 4

sound of si - lence In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone
23

&

nar -row streets of cob-ble - stone 'Neath the ha - lo of a street lamp
27
2 4 4
& j 4 4 4

I turned my col - lar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the
31
4 2 4
& 4 j j j 4 j 4 j

flash of a ne-on light That split the night And touched the sound of
36 Verse 3

& j j

si - lence And in the na-ked light I saw Ten thou-sand peo-ple may-be
40

4
& 4
V.S.
more Peo-ple tal-king with-out spea-king Peo-ple hea -ring with-out lis-tening
2 V2
45
4 j j j
& 4 j j j
Peo -ple wri-ting songs that voi - ces ne - ver share And no one

49 Verse 4

2 4
& 4 j 4 j

dare dis - turb the sound of si - lence

53

&

You do not know Aah
Ooh might teach you

60
2 4
& 4 4
Ooh might reach you But my words Aah

65 Verse 5

& j j

In the sound of si - lence

69

&

And the peo - ple bowed and prayed to the ne - on god they made

73

&

And the sign flashed out its war - ning In the words that it was form -ing

77
4
& 4 j j j
And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are writ-ten on the sub -way walls and ten-e-ment

81
U
& j j j

halls And whis-pered in the sound of si-lence
V3
The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon arr. Nick Braae

Verse 1
4
&4 w w w w
Ooh
ooh ooh ooh Hel-lo dark-ness my old friend

& j j

I've come to talk with you a - gain Be -cause a vi-sion soft - ly cree -ping

11
2 4 j j j j
& 4 4

Left its seeds while I was slee -ping And the vi - sion that was plan-ted in my brain

16 Verse 2
2 4
& 4 j 4 j

still re - mains With-in the sound of si - lence
21

& j

In rest-less dreams I walked a - lone nar -row streets of cob-ble - stone

25
2 4
& j 4 4
'Neath the ha-lo of a street lamp
I turned my col-lar to the cold and damp When my

30
4 4 j j j
&4 4

eyes were stabbed by the flash of a ne - on light That split the

33 Verse 3

2 4
& 4 j 4 j

night And touched the sound of si - lence
37

&

2 V3
38

& j

Ooh Ooh Ooh aah Ooh

44

& j 44 j j j


aah - -
Peo ple wri ting songs that voi - ces ne - ver share
48 Verse 4
2 4
& j 4 j 4 j


And no one dare dis-turb the sound of si-lence
53

&

Aah Ooh might teach
59

2 4
& 4 4


you Ooh might reach you But my words
64 Verse 5

& j j

Aah In the sound of si - lence
69

&

And the peo - ple bowed and prayed to the ne - on god they made
73

&

And the sign flashed out its war - ning In the words that it was form -ing

77
4
& 4
j

j

j


And the sign said the words of the pro-phets are writ-ten on the sub -way walls and ten-e-ment
81
U
& j j

halls Whis -pered in the sound of si-lence