{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":597121,"song":"I Am A Rock","artist":"Simon & Garfunkel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/597121-i-am-a-rock-chords-by-simon-garfunkel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/597121?type=chord","rating":4.77477,"votes":161,"content":"Capo 5 to play along with the original recording.\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      320003\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]    3x2013\r\n[ch]Gadd9[/ch]  320005\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]     022000\r\n[ch]Emadd9[/ch] 022002\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]*    022003\r\n\r\n[tab]For the G and Em pasages at the end of the chorus, play the following and find the rhythm that suits you best\r\nfor the final measure of Em*:\r\n               [ch]Gadd9[/ch]             [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]Emadd9[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]*       [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch]\r\ne|-3-3-3-3---3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-5-3-|-2-0---2-3-------|-3---------------|\r\nB|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-------|-0---------------|\r\nG|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-------|-0---------------|\r\nD|-0---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|\r\nA|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|\r\nE|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|\r\n   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlay the tab below for the intro.\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\ne|----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0--------0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0--------|\r\nG|----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|--------0h2p0-0h2p0-0h1p0--------0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0--------|\r\nA|----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-3--3-3-------------------3--3-3-------------------3--3-3-|\r\n  For G*, play the above to here ^[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]*        [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]*\r\n  A winter's day, in a deep and dark December;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I am alo-one,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]    [ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nGazing from my window to the streets below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nI am a rock, I am an is-land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I've built walls, a fortress steep and mighty,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat none may penetrate.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am7[/ch]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]         [ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's laughter and it's loving I disdain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nI am a rock, I am an is-land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C/G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't talk of love, but I've heard the word before;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's slee-eeping in my memory.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]Bm7[/ch]        [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I never loved I never would have cried.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Emadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nI am a rock, I am an is-land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C/G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have my books and my poetry to protect me;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am shielded in my armor,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nHiding in my room, safe within my womb.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI touch no one and no one touches me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am a rock, I am an is-land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a rock feels no pain;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nAnd an island never cries.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n**********************\r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n**********************","plain_text":"Capo 5 to play along with the original recording.\n\n[Chords]\nG      320003\nC/G    3x2013\nGadd9  320005\nEm     022000\nEmadd9 022002\nEm*    022003\n\n\n\nPlay the tab below for the intro.\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n**********************\n| h  Hammer-on\n| p  Pull-off\n**********************","chords":["G","C/G","Gadd9","Em","Emadd9","B","D","A","E","Am","D7","C","Am7","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,0,0,1,0,3],"frets":[3,0,0,2,0,3]}}}