I Am a Rock
Paul Simon

Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds of Silence
1966

This song is another great off the Silence album.
Paul seems to be a rather antisocial chap, doesn't
he?  I hope you enjoy the tab.  Good luck!

Lyrics
Chords

Capo 5th

INTRO:
                                                                  a winter's
   G
   +   +   +       +           +   +   +       +           +   +   +   +
e:---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
B:-------------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|-------------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|-----------------|
G:---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
D:-------------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|-------------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|-----------------|
A:---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
E:-3-----3-3-----------------|-3-----3-3-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|


   day                                     in a  deep and dark
   G                                             C/G
   +   +   +       +           +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|-----------------|-1-----1-----1---|
G:---------------------------|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|
D:-------------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A:---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-----3-3-----------------|-3-----3-3---3---|-----3-----3-----|


 December
   G
   +   +   +       +           +   +   +   +
e:---------------------------|-----------3-3-3-|
B:-0-----------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|-----------0-0-0-|
G:-0-------------------------|-----------0-0-0-|
D:-------------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|-----------0-0-0-|
A:---------------------------|-----------2-2-2-|
E:-3-----3-3-----------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|

This is the ending:

 a rock feels no pain and an island never cries
   C   D   G                 C   D      G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +      +   +   +       +
e:-0---2---3-----3-|-3------^0--^2---|-^3-------------------------|
B:-1---3---0-----0-|-0------^1--^3---|-^0-----------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|
G:-0---2---0-----0-|-0------^0--^2---|-^0-------------------------|
D:-2---0---0-----0-|-0------^2--^0---|-^0-----------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|
A:-3-------2-----2-|-2------^3-------|-^x-------------------------|
E:---------3-----3-|-3---------------|-^3-----3-3-----------------|


           ritard
   +   +   +       +           +   +   +   +
e:---------------------------|-----------------|
B:-------------0h1-0h1-0h1p0-|-----------------|
G:---------------------------|-----------------|
D:-------------0h2-0h2-0h2p0-|-----------------|
A:---------------------------|-----------------|
E:-3-----3-3-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|

LYRICS:

play intro

A winter's day in a deep and dark December
Am   D   C  G
   I am alone
Am             Bm     Am               Bm
Gazing from my window to the streets below
     Am             C                D
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow

         G
I am a rock
        D G
I am an island


           G       C/G                 G
I've built walls a fortress deep and mighty
     Am   D   C   G
That none may penetrate
  Am               Bm         Am                Bm
I have no need for friendship friendship causes pain
     Am                C           D
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain

         G
I am a rock
        D G
I am an island


Don't talk of love well I've heard the word 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 am a rock
I am an island


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

I am a rock
I am an island

play ending

And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries


CHORDS:

C/G	332010
Bm	x24432

For other chords, go to my key to chords.
To learn why these chords are named this way, check Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.