I AM A ROCK Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel
Am
| / / ~ A^winters |
C F C
||: d^a yy yy yy | / / / in^a | deep p^and dark ~ ^De | cem^ber rr rr rr |
||: w^a lls ss ss | / / / a^fort | ress s^deep and ~ ^migh | ty yy yy yy |
||: lo^ve ee ee ee | / / / But^I've | heard d^the words ~ ^be | fore ee ee ee |
||: bo^oks ss ss ss | / / / And^my | poet t^ry to ~ ^pro | tect^me ee ee ee |
Dm G7 F C
| / / / / | I..^I..^I am m ^a | 2-4 lone e=e^e | ee ee ee / |
| / / / / | That none e^e ee | 2-4 may pe^ne | trate ee ee / |
| / / / / | It's sleep p^ing in | 2-4 my me^mo | ry yy yy / |
| / / / / | I^am shield ed in | 2-4 my ar | mour rr rr / |
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
| Gaz^ing^from^my win^dow ww | to^the^streets^be low On^a |
| I^have^no^need of^friend dd | ship^friend^ship^caus es pain^Its |
| I^wont^dis^turb the^slum ber | of^feel^ings^that have^died If^I |
| Hi^ding^in^my room^safe ee | with^in my womb I |
Dm7 F6 G7 F
| fresh^ly^fall^en si^lent^shroud^of | snow / I^am^a^rock |
| laugh^ter^and^it's lov^ing^I^dis | dain / I^am^a^rock |
| nev^er^loved^I nev^er^would^have | cried / I^am^a^rock |
| touch^no^one^and no^one^touch^es | me / I^am^a^rock |
C F G7 C Am
| kk kk I^am^an ^i | ii ii i^i ii | i^sland dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / |
| kk kk I^am^an ^i | ii ii i^i ii | i^sland dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / |
| kk kk I^am^an ^i | ii ii i^i ii | i^sland dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / |
| kk kk I^am^an ^i | ii ii i^i ii | i^sland dd dd dd | / / / / | To 4.
1. | / / I've built :||
2. | / / ~ Dont^talk^of :||
3. | / / ~ I^have^my :||
Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
4. | / / / And^a | 2-4 rock feels^no | pain nn / And^an | is land nev er |
C
| cries ss / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
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I Am A Rock is performed by Simon & Garfunkel and written by Paul Simon.
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