Killing Me Softly

Em     022000       C      x32010
Cmaj7  332000       Em7    020000


[Chorus]

   Em                        Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   D                     Gmaj7
Singing my life with his words.
   Em                      A9/C#
Killing me softly with his song,
             D          C
Killing me softly with his song;
              Gmaj7          Cmaj7
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Fmaj7              E
Killing me softly - with his song.

[Verse 1]

Am7         D
I heard he sang a good song,
Gmaj7            Cmaj7
I heard he had a style,
Am7       D                    Em        Em7
And so I went to see him and listen for awhile.
Am7           D
And there he was this young boy
Gmaj7      B7
A stranger to my eyes.

[Chorus]

   Em                        Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   D                     Gmaj7
Singing my life with his words.
   Em                      A9/C#
Killing me softly with his song,

             D          C
Killing me softly with his song;
              Gmaj7          Cmaj7
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Fmaj7              E
Killing me softly - with his song.

[Verse 2]

Am7        D
I felt all flushed with fever,
Gmaj7     Cmaj7
Embarassed 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,
Gmaj7        B7
But he just kept right on.

[Chorus]

   Em                        Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   D                     Gmaj7
Singing my life with his words.
   Em                      A9/C#
Killing me softly with his song,
             D          C
Killing me softly with his song;
              Gmaj7          Cmaj7
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Fmaj7              E
Killing me softly - with his song.

[Chorus]

   Em                        Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   D                     Gmaj7
Singing my life with his words.
   Em                      A9/C#
Killing me softly with his song,
             D          C
Killing me softly with his song;

              Gmaj7          Cmaj7
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Fmaj7              E
Killing me softly - with his song.

• A9/C#
• Am
• Am7
• B7
• C
• Cmaj7
• D
• E
• Em
• Em7
• Fmaj7
• Gmaj7