Killing Me Softly With His Song Chords
Original: Lori Lieberman
Intro:
F#m  Em  A   D
Bm  E/G # A  F#
Verse 1
Bm         E/G#
… I heard he sang a good song,
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
… I heard he had a style
Bm       E
… And so I came to see him,
…..F#m
To listen for a while
Bm           E
… And there he was this young boy
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C#7
… A stranger to my eyes
F#m
Strumming my pain
…………………D
With his fingers
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
Singing my life with his words
F#m               B7
Killing me softly with his song
…………………..EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
Killing me softly with his song
……………………A
Telling my whole life
………….D
With his words
……………………GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#
Killing me softly with his song
Verse 2
Bm       E/G#
…. I felt all flushed with fever
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.. Embarrassed by the crowd
Bm        E
.. I felt he’d found my letters
…….F#m
And read each one out loud
Bm           E
.. I prayed that he’d finish,
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… But he just kept right on
F#m
Strumming my pain
…………………D
With his fingers
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
Singing my life with his words
F#m               B7
Killing me softly with his song
…………………….EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
Killing me softly with his song
…………………..A
Telling my whole life
…………..D
With his words
……………………GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#
Killing me softly with his song
Music:
Verse 3
Bm         E/G#
.. He sang as if he knew me
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
.. In all my dark despair
Bm          E
.. And then he looked right
Through me
……F#m
As if I wasn’t there
Bm         E
.. But he was there as stranger
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C#7
… Singing clear and strong
F#m
Strumming my pain
…………………D
With his fingers
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
Singing my life with his words
F#m               B7
Killing me softly with his song
………………..EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
Killing me softly with his song
………………….A
Telling my whole life
……….D
With his words
…………………GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#
Killing me softly with his song