The Sound Of Silence tab

The Sound Of Silence

Song: Sound of Silence (Cover)
Artist: Passenger
Tabbed by: max.adams97
Tuning: Standard

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCb91rATBHI

Capo on 5th fret

First tab sheet I’ve attempted. Hope you like it. I've tried to copy the song played 
in the video as best as possible, so some parts may be open to interpretation. Some parts of the song
will require you to use your thumb, to hold down the 6th string, first fret. If you have any corrections,
 please do comment.

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Intro:

E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
B|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


E|-----0------------------------------3----|
B|--------3p1p0-----------0--1--0--------1-|
G|--2------------2-----2-----------2-------|
D|------------------2----------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

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Main: (x3)

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1--------0--1-------0--------0--|
G|-----------0-----------0-------------------|
D|--------0-----------0----------0--------0--|
A|-----2-----------2----------2--------2-----|
E|--3-----------3----------3--------3--------|

Well hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again,

E|------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h1--------0h1--------1---------1-|
G|--------2----------2----------2---------2-|
D|-----2-----2----2-----2----2-----2---2----|
A|--0----------0----------0----------0------|
E|------------------------------------------|

                          Because a vision

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

    softly creeping,            Left its seeds while

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

    I was sleeping

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|
G|--------0-----------0--------------0-----------0--|
D|-----------3-----------3--------3-----------3-----|
A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

    And the vision         that was planted in my brain

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------1--------0h1-----------1--|
G|---------0-------0----------0--------2-------------0--|
D|-----0h2---2---2---2-----2--------2-------2-----2-----|
A|--3-------------------3--------0-------------3--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

                Still remains           Within the sound

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h1--------0--------0h1-----------0h1-----------1-----------1--|
G|----------------------------0-------------0-------------0-----------0--|
D|--------0----------0-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|-----2----------2-----0-------------0-------------0-----------0--------|
E|--3----------3---------------------------------------------------------|

                        of silence.


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End:

E|---------------------------------------|
B|--1h1-1---1-1h1-1---1-1h1-1---1-1h1-1--|
G|--0-2-2---0-0-2-2---0-0-2-2---0-0-2-0--|
D|--0-2-2---0-0-2-2---0-0-2-2---0-0-2-0--|
A|------------------------------------2--|
E|------------------------------------3--|

E|----3--3--3--3--3--|
B|----1--0--0--0--0--|
G|----0--0--0--0--0--|
D|----0--0--0--0--0--|
A|----2--2--2--2--2--|
E|----3--3--3--3--3--|
      V   V  ^  ^ V

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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 dared
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.
But cant you see that where lost.
And thankyou soo much, for silence.

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