Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
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[Chorus]Em AmStrumming my pain with his fingersD7 Gsinging my life with his wordsEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyEwith his song.[Instrumental]Am7/D D Am7/D D Am7/D D Am7/D D[Verse]Am7 DI heard he sang a good songG CI heard he had a styleAm7 Dand so I came to see himEmto listen for a while.Am7 D7And there he was this young boyG B7a stranger to my eyes.[Chorus]Em AmStrumming my pain with his fingersD7 Gsinging my life with his wordsEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyEwith his song.[Verse]Am7 DI felt all flushed with feverGmaj7 Cembarrassed by the crowd.Am7 DI felt he found my lettersEmand read each one out loud.Am7 D7I prayed that he would finishGmaj7 B7but he just kept right on.[Chorus]Em AmStrumming my pain with his fingersD7 Gsinging my life with his wordsEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyEwith his song.[Verse]Am7 DHe sang as if he knew meGmaj7 Cin all my dark despair.Am7 DAnd then he looked right through meEmas if I wasn't there.Am7 D7And he just kept on singingGmaj7 B7singing clear and strong.[Chorus]Em AmStrumming my pain with his fingersD7 Gsinging my life with his wordsEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyEwith his song.Em AmOoooh oh ohhhD7 GOh 0h 0h ohhh oh 0h oh ohhhEm A/C#La la la, la la laD COh oh oh oh oh ohG C Fmaj7La aaa ah aaaahELa ah ah ah ah aahEm AmStrumming my pain with his fingersD7 Gsinging my life with his wordsEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyE[Outro]Em AmHe was strumming my painD7 GYeah, he was singing my lifeEm A/C#killing me softly with his songD Ckilling me softly with his songG Ctelling my whole life with his words.Fmaj7Killing me softlyEwith his song.