[Chords]
[Gmaj7] 320002 [D] xx0232
[Am7] x02010 [Fmaj7] xx3210
[A9/C#] x42000 [B7] x21202
[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.
