Patterns Paul Simon Written by Paul Simon The [Dm]night sets softly With the hush of falling [F]le-e-[Dm]eaves, Casting shivering shadows On the houses through the [C]trees, And the [Dm]light from a street lamp Paints a pattern on my [F]wa-a-[Dm]all, Like the pieces of a [C]puzzle Or a [Bb]child's [C] uneven [Dm]scrawl Up a [Dm]narrow flight of stairs In a narrow little [F]ro-o-[Dm]oom, As I lie upon my bed In the early evening [C]gloom. Im[Dm]paled on my wall My eyes can dimly [F]se-e-[Dm]e (paul-simon.info)