Capo : fret 1
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
F E
killing me softly.. with his song..
Intro : D...
Am D
I heard he sang a good song..
G C
I heard he had a style..
Am D
and so I came to see him
Em
and listen for a while..
Am D
and there he was this young boy..
G B
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
F E
killing me softly.. with his song..
Am D
I felt all flushed with fever..
G C
embarrassed by the crowd..
Am D
I felt he found my letters
Em
and read each one out loud..
Am D
I prayed that he would finish
G B
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
F E
killing me softly.. with his song..
Am D
he sang as if he knew me..
G C
in all my dark despair..
Am D
and then he looked right through me
Em
as if I wasn't there..
Am D
and he just kept on singing
G B
singing clear and strong..
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
F E
killing me softly.. with his song..
Em Am D G
hooo.. ooo oooo..
Em A D C
lalala lalalala.. hooo ooo..
G C F E..
laaa.. laaa aaaa..
Chorus :
Em Am
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D G
singing my life with his words..
Em Am
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly.. with his song..
G C
telling my whole life.. with his words
F E
killing me softly..
Em
he was strumming my pain..
Am D G
yeah, he was singing my life..
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
F E
killing me softly.. with his song..
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| ♪ ORIGINAL CHORD ♪ |
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Fm A#m
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D# G#
singing my life with his words..
Fm A#
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song.
G# C#
telling my whole life.. with his words
F# F
killing me softly.. with his song..
Intro : D#...
A#m D#
I heard he sang a good song..
G# C#
I heard he had a style..
A#m D#
and so I came to see him
Fm
and listen for a while..
A#m D#
and there he was this young boy..
G# C
a stranger to my eyes..
Chorus :
Fm A#m
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D# G#
singing my life with his words..
Fm A#
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song..
G# C#
telling my whole life.. with his words
F# F
killing me softly.. with his song..
A#m D#
I felt all flushed with fever..
G# C#
embarrassed by the crowd..
A#m D#
I felt he found my letters
Fm
and read each one out loud..
A#m D#
I prayed that he would finish
G# C
but he just kept right on..
Chorus :
Fm A#m
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D# G#
singing my life with his words..
Fm A#
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song..
G# C#
telling my whole life.. with his words
F# F
killing me softly.. with his song..
A#m D#
he sang as if he knew me..
G# C#
in all my dark despair..
A#m D#
and then he looked right through me
Fm
as if I wasn't there..
A#m D#
and he just kept on singing
G# C
singing clear and strong..
Chorus :
Fm A#m
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D# G#
singing my life with his words..
Fm A#
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song..
G# C#
telling my whole life.. with his words
F# F
killing me softly.. with his song..
Fm A#m D# G#
hooo.. ooo oooo..
Fm A# D# C#
lalala lalalala.. hooo ooo..
G# C# F# F..
laaa.. laaa aaaa..
Chorus :
Fm A#m
strumming my pain with his fingers..
D# G#
singing my life with his words..
Fm A#m
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song..
G# C#
telling my whole life.. with his words
F# F
killing me softly..
Fm
he was strumming my pain..
A#m D# G#
yeah, he was singing my life..
Fm A#
killing me softly with his song
D# C#
killing me softly.. with his song
G# C#
telling my whole life with his words
F# F
killing me softly.. with his song..
Chord Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
