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The Sound Of Silence S. S. A.

W ords and Mus ic by

PAUL S!MON
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©"964 Paul Simon

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cr eep - ing, Ld1 11s :.cl!<.IS "hile was_ :.lccp- mg,_

crccp,- n . t.efl ils sccdsv.hit slctp- ing,-

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sion _ 1ha1 v.as plant - cd In my hrai11 _

1hat was planl- ed br:un _

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still re - mains _ v. i1h- 1n th c sound o( si - ---

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In resl-lcss dr ams I walkcd a - lone

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' ne:n h thc ha - lo oí street lamp-
peo- ple talk -1ng v.ilh - ou l
" speak ing,_

'neath !he ha - lo oí 3 slrcel lamp,

peo - ple talk- in¡: "1th - out spcak ing,

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'neath !he ha - lo oí J s t re e t la mp,_
peo- ple ta lk- 1ng

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1 tu rned my col - lar to the cold a,ul da mp, Wh<'n my cycs were s tabbecl
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1 turncd my col- lar to the cold anddamp, Whcn my cycs werc stabbecl
- PO!o- µle: hea r - rng ,dth-oul lis ten - ing, Peo-ple wr,t - ,ng songs_

l lurned my col - lar to the anct clamp, \\ hcn my eyes wcre st abbe
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Peo - ple hear- ing wilh-out te n - in , Peo- le writ - ing songs
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by the nash uf a ne- on lig ht l ha! splil thc night _ _
thal vui - ces nev- cr share, And no one dare
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by the ílas h o! a ne- on 1 light that splil , thc nighl
that \.'OÍ - ces -- nev-er sharc, And no darc
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of a light that split the night
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" Foo l s !" s ai d 1 , " You do not know

"Fool.s!"said ,l " Yvu do no l know si - le nc c li kc :i c an- c c r

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" Fou ls 1" said 1, "You do nut know

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lk·.ar lll\ ,,ords l h:'.J L m1¡;h1 t ach
1:u<l· 1111 :1101 1ha1 mrl!hl reach

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ll,•ar mr "orcis lhat J n,iMht te ch you,_
't';\)..t· my nns 1hnt J m1¡;h1 rcach you.''...

lrkl' c an- c 1· ¡:rn". llcnr 111_1· v.ord': that

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I mighl teach you,-
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llul m · wonls_ _ _ likc si - \<.:ni ra111-droµs ícll,

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Out my words lrkc $1 • lcnl rurn-drops léll,

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And ech-ocs in thewells of si - le'ñce.::.....

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And 1he peo-ple bov.ed and prayed
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And thc peo-ple bowed 3nd
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And lhe peo-ple bowed and prayed lo lhe ne - on god they
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made. And the sign flashed out warn - ing_
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words of thl:! p roph- e ts nrc " ' r it • ten on t he sub-v.ay walls, ,,,., ten-c-,nent

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words oí the prop h- e ts a re writ • 1en on the sub-" ay
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