'Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again.'" [11] According to Garfunkel, the song was first developed in November 1963, but Simon took three months to perfect the lyrics, which were entirely written on February 19, 1964. [12]

Fm. D♯m. Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again, And the vision that was planted in my brain Narrow streets of cobble stone. Disturb the sounds of silence. Silence like a cancer grows. This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.

Hello darkness, my old friend, Em I've come to talk with you again, G C G Because a vision softly creeping, C G Left it seeds while I was sleeping, C G And the vision that was planted in my brain Em Still remains D Em Within the sound of silence. Em D In restless dreams I walked alone Em Narrow streets of cobblestone, G C G Neath the halo of

Am Hello darkness, my old G friend I've come to talk with you Am again Because a vision soft F ly cree-ping C Left its seeds while I F was sleeping C And the F vision that was planted in my C brain Still re- Am mains within the G sound of Am silence In restless dreams I walked G alone Narrow streets of cobble Am stone

Hello darkness, my old friend, Em I've come to talk with you again G C G Because a vision softly creeping, Em C G left it's seeds while I was sleeping C G And the vision, that was planted in my brain; Em still remains,

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[Verse 2] 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 the damp, When my eyes were stabbed by the flash

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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

Capo on 1st fret. Intro: Em Em D Hello, darkness, my old friend. Em I've come to talk with you again, C G Because a vision softly creeping C G Left its seeds while I was sleeping, C G And the vision that was planted in my brain Em still remains G D Em Within the sound of silence.