Killing Me Softly

Em                         Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D                        G
Singing my life with his words
Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song
           D           C
Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
           Fmaj7
Killing me softly
         E
With his song


[Verse 1]

Am7           D
   I heard he sang a good song
G             C
   I heard he had a style
Am7         D
   And so I came to see him
       Em           Em7
   And listen for a while
Am7             D
   And there he was, this young boy
G             B7
   A stranger to my eyes


[Chorus]

Em                         Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D                        G
Singing my life with his words
Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song

           D           C
Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
           Fmaj7
Killing me softly
         E
With his song


[Verse 2]

Am7           D
   I felt all flushed with fever
G              C
   Embarrassed by the crowd
Am7          D
   I felt he found my letters
       Em                Em7
   And read each one out loud
Am7              D
   I prayed that he would finish
G              B7
   But he just kept right on


[Chorus]

Em                         Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D                        G
Singing my life with his words
Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song
           D           C
Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
           Fmaj7
Killing me softly
         E
With his song


[Bridge]

Em    Am           D        G
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Em              A      D   C
La la la la la, la la, woh la
G   C   Fmaj7 E
Woh la, la la la la


[Chorus]

Em                         Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
            D                        G
Yes, he was singing my life with his words
Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song
           D           C
Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
           Fmaj7
Killing me softly
         E
With his song

Em                 Am
Strumming my pain
D                        G
Singing my life with his words
Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song
           D           C
Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words

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