"The Dangling Conversation"
Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Capo on 1st fret.

Verse:

D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)   EIt's (022100@1)a still life water color,

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)  EOf (022100@1)a now late afternoon,

D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         EAs (022100@1)the sun shines through the curtained lace

A (x02220@1)              A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6And (x04xxx@1)shadows wash the room.

Chorus:

F#m (244222@1)                    D/F# (200232@1) F#mAnd (244222@1)we sit and drink our coffee

GCouched (320003@1)in our indifference,

F#Like (244322@1)shells upon the shore

EYou (022100@1)can hear the ocean roar

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   EIn (022100@1)The Dangling Conversation

A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)the superficial sighs,

A (x02220@1)    A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6The (x04xxx@1)borders of our lives.

Verse:

D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)   EAnd (022100@1)you read your Emily Dickinson,

D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)    EAnd (022100@1)I my Robert Frost,

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)        EAnd (022100@1)we note our place with bookmarkers

A (x02220@1)                A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6That (x04xxx@1)measure what we've lost.

Chorus:

F#m (244222@1)               D/F# (200232@1)  F#mLike (244222@1)a poem poorly written

GWe (320003@1)are verses out of rhythm,

F#Couplets (244322@1)out of rhyme,

EIn (022100@1)syncopated time

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   EAnd (022100@1)The Dangling Conversation

A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)the superficial sighs,

A (x02220@1)    A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6Are (x04xxx@1)the borders of our lives.

Verse:

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)         EYes, (022100@1)we speak of things that matter,

D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)     EWith (022100@1)words that must be said,

D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)    E"Can (022100@1)analysis be worthwhile?"

A (x02220@1)            A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6"Is (x04xxx@1)the theater really dead?"

Chorus:

F#m (244222@1)                D/F# (200232@1)F#mAnd (244222@1)how the room is softly faded

GAnd (320003@1)I only kiss your shadow,

F#I (244322@1)cannot feel your hand,

EYou're (022100@1)a stranger now unto me

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)   ELost (022100@1)in The Dangling Conversation

A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)the superficial sighs,

A (x02220@1)    A6 (x04xxx@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) AIn (x02220@1)the borders of our lives.