I Am A Rock
Simon And GarfunkelVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The picking during the G in the intro and beginning of the verse is:
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B--------0h1p0h1p0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
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D--------0h2p0h2p0---------0h2p0h2p0-|
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A winter's day, in a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock, I am an i___sland.
I've built walls, a fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
Don't talk of love, but I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I have my books and my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
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Readable chord sheet for I Am A Rock by Simon And Garfunkel
The picking during the G in the intro and beginning of the verse is: e------------------------------------| B--------0h1p0h1p0---------0h1p0h1p0-| G------------------------------------| D--------0h2p0h2p0---------0h2p0h2p0-| A------------------------------------| E-3-3-3------------3-3-3-----------| [G] [G] [G] A winter's[G] day, in a[C] deep and dark[G] December; [Am] I [D]am [C]alo[G]ne, [Am7]Gazing from my [Bm7]window to the [Am7]streets [Bm7]below On a [Am]freshly fallen [C]silent shroud of [D]snow. [C]I am a [G]rock, [C]I am an [D]i__[G]_sla[Em]nd. I've built [G]walls, a [C]fortress deep and [G]mighty, [Am] That none [D]may p[C]enetr[G]ate. I [Am7]have no need of [Bm7]friendship; [Am7]friendship causes [Bm7]pain. It's [Am]laughter and it's [C]loving I [D]disdain. [Repeat Chorus] Don't talk of [G]love, but I've [C]heard the words [G]before; It's [Am]sleep[D]ing in [C]my mem[G]ory. I [Am7]won't disturb the [Bm7]slumber of [Am7]feelings that have [Bm7]died. If I [Am]never loved I [C]never would have [D]cried. [Repeat Chorus] I have my [G]books and my [C]poetry to [G]protect me; I am sh[Am]ielded [D]in my [C]arm[G]or, [Am7]Hiding in my [Bm7]room, [Am7]safe within my [Bm7]womb. I [Am]touch no one and no [C]one touches [D]me. [Repeat Chorus] And a [Am]rock feels [D]no [G]pain; And an i[Am]sland [D]never [G]cries.