Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack

Chords used in this song

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Chorus
[Bm]Strumming my pain with his [Em]fingers
[A7]Singing my life with his [D]words
[Bm]Killing me softly with his [E]song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly with his [B]song
Verse 1
[Em7]I heard he [A]sang a good song
[D]I heard he [G]had a style
[Em7]And so I [A]came to see him
To [Bm]listen for a while
[Em7]And there he [A7]was this young boy
[D]A stranger [F#7]to my eyes
Chorus
[Bm]Strumming my pain with his [Em]fingers
[A7]Singing my life with his [D]words
[Bm]Killing me softly with his [E]song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly with his [B]song
Verse 2
[Em7]I felt all [A]flushed with fever
[D]Embarrassed [G]by the crowd
[Em7]I felt he [A]found my letters
And [Bm]read each one out loud
[Em7]I prayed that [A7]he would finish
[D]But he just [F#7]kept right on
Chorus
[Bm]Strumming my pain with his [Em]fingers
[A7]Singing my life with his [D]words
[Bm]Killing me softly with his [E]song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly with his [B]song
Verse 3
[Em7]He sang as [A]if he knew me
[D]In all my [G]dark despair
[Em7]And then he [A]looked right through me
As [Bm]if I wasn't there
[Em7]And he just [A7]kept on singing
[D]Singing clear and [F#7]strong
Chorus
[Bm]Strumming my pain with his [Em]fingers
[A7]Singing my life with his [D]words
[Bm]Killing me softly with his [E]song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly with his [B]song
Break
Chorus
[Bm]Strumming my pain with his [Em]fingers
[A7]Singing my life with his [D]words
[Bm]Killing me softly with his [E]song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly with his [B]song
Outro
[Bm]He was strumming my pain[Em]
[A7]Yeah, he was singing [D]my life
[Bm]Killing me softly with [E]his song
Killing me [A]softly with his [G]song
Telling my [D]whole life with [G]his words
Killing me [C]softly
With his [B]song