The Dangling Conversation
Simon & Garfunkel
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[Capo en 3]
[Intro]C G D G D C C G Em[Strophe]C G DIt's a still life water colorC G DOf a now late afternoonC G AmAs the sun shines through the curtainlaceAs the sun shines through the curtain laceG EmAnd shadows wash the roomGAnd we sit and drink our coffeeF ECast in our indifference, like shellsupon the shoreCast in our indifference, like shells upon the shoreDYou can hear the ocean roarC G DIn the dangling conversation, and theG D Csuperficial sighsIn the dangling conversation, and the superficial sighsG EmThe borders of our lives[Strophe]C G DAnd you read your Emily DickensonC G DAnd I my Robert FrostC GAnd we note our place withAmbookmarkersAnd we note our place with bookmarkersG EmThat measure what we've lostGLike a poem poorly writtenF EWe are verses out of rhythm, Coupletsout of rhymeWe are verses out of rhythm, Couplets out of rhymeDIn syncopated timeC G DAnd the dangling conversation, AndG D Cthe superficial sighsAnd the dangling conversation, And the superficial sighsG EmAre the borders of our lives[Strophe]C G DYes we speak of things that matterC G DWith words that must be saidC G AmCan analysis be worthwhileG EmIs the theater really dead?GAnd how the room is softly fadedF EAnd I only kiss your shadow, I cannotfeel your handAnd I only kiss your shadow, I cannot feel your handDYou're a stranger now unto me[Outro]C G DLost in the dangling conversation,G D CAnd the superficial sighsLost in the dangling conversation, And the superficial sighsG EmIn the borders of our lives