Simon & Garfunkel - Patterns: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Patterns" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Patterns Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Simon & Garfunkel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Patterns" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

    Dm
The night sets softly
                          F  Dm
With the hush of falling leaves,
Casting shivering shadows
                            C
On the houses through the trees,
        Dm
And the light from a street lamp
                        F Dm
Paints a pattern on my wall,
                      C
Like the pieces of a puzzle
     A#     C         Dm
Or a child's uneven scrawl

Up a narrow flight of stairs
In a narrow little room
As I lie upon my bed
In the early evening gloom
Impaled on my wall
My eyes can dimly see
The pattern of my life
And the puzzle that is me

From the moment of my birth
To the instant of my death
There are patterns I must follow
Just as I must breathe each breath
Like a rat in a maze
The path before me lies
And the pattern never alters
Until the rat dies

And the pattern still remains
On the wall where darkness fell
And it's fitting that it should
For in darkness I must dwell
Like the color of my skin
Or the day that I grow old
My life is made of patterns
That can scarcely be controlled


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Patterns" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Patterns" by Simon & Garfunkel.