Patterns chords by Simon & Garfunkel

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A
Am
C
Em
E
G
Gm
F
D
Esus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Am 
The night  (A major) sets  (A minor) softly
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Am 
With the hush of falling leaves  (C major)  (A minor) 
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Em 
Cast (A major) ing shivering shad (E minor) ows
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Gm 
 (E major) On the house (G major) s through the trees  (G minor) 
Am 
And the light  (A minor) from a street lamp
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Em 
Paints a pattern on my wall  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Gm 
Like  (A minor) the pieces of  (G minor) a puzzle
F 
G 
Am 
 (F major) Or a child's  (G major) uneven scrawl  (A minor) 
A 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A major)  (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 

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Verse 2
A 
Up a nar (A major) row flight of stairs
Am 
C 
Am 
In a nar (A minor) row little  (C major) room  (A minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) As I lie upon my bed
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Gm 
In  (A major) the early even (G minor) ing gloom
G 
Am 
A 
 (G major) Impaled  (A minor) on  (A major) my wall
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C 
Am 
 (A minor) My eyes can dimly see  (C major)  (A minor) 
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Am 
Gm 
The pattern  (A major) of my  (A minor) life  (G minor) 
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Gm 
G 
And the puzzle  (F major)  (G minor)  (G major) that is
Am 
 (A minor) me
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major) 

Verse 3
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
Am 
Em 
 (E minor) From the mo (A minor) ment of  (E minor) my  birth
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C 
Am 
 (A minor) To the instant of my death  (C major)  (A minor) 
A 
There  (A major) are patterns I must follow
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Em 
Gm 
G 
Just  (A minor) as  I must breathe  (E minor) each  (G minor) breath  (G major) 
Em 
A 
E 
Like a rat  (E minor)  (A major) in a maze  (E major) 
Am 
C 
Am 
 (A minor) The path before me lies  (C major)  (A minor) 
Em 
Am 
Gm 
 (E minor) And  (A minor) the pattern never  (G minor) alters
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Gm 
Am 
Until  (F major)  (G minor) the rat  (A minor) dies
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Gm 
 (C major)  (G minor) 

Verse 4
G 
A 
 (G major)  (A major) 
Em 
Am 
D 
Esus4 
Em 
Esus4 
A 
E 
A 
The  (E minor)  (A minor)  (D major)  (Esus4)  (E minor)  (Esus4)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major) 
Em 
E 
A 
E 
A 
E 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major) 
Am 
pat (A minor) tern still remains
C 
Am 
On the wall where darkness fell  (C major)  (A minor) 
And it's fitting that it should
G 
For in darkness I must  (G major) dwell
Gm 
G 
Am 
A 
Am 
 (G minor) Like  (G major) the col (A minor) or of my  (A major) skin  (A minor) 
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Am 
Or the day that I grow old  (C major)  (A minor) 
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Am 
My life  (A major) is made  (A minor) of patterns
Gm 
F 
Gm 
 (G minor) That can scarcely  (F major)  (G minor) be controlled