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 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
(fade out)
