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,
A 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
A C#7
… A stranger to my eyes
F#m
Strumming my pain
……………..D
With his fingers
E A
Singing my life with his words
F#m B7
Killing me softly with his song
……………..E D
Killing me softly with his song
………………..A
Telling my whole life
……….D
With his words
……………….G F#
Killing me softly with his song
Verse 2
Bm E/G#
…. I felt all flushed with fever
A D
.. 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,
A C#7
… But he just kept right on
F#m
Strumming my pain
……………..D
With his fingers
E A
Singing my life with his words
F#m B7
Killing me softly with his song
……………..E D
Killing me softly with his song
………………..A
Telling my whole life
……….D
With his words
……………….G F#
Killing me softly with his song
Music:
Verse 3
Bm E/G#
.. He sang as if he knew me
A 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
A C#7
… Singing clear and strong
F#m
Strumming my pain
……………..D
With his fingers
E A
Singing my life with his words
F#m B7
Killing me softly with his song
……………..E D
Killing me softly with his song
………………..A
Telling my whole life
……….D
With his words
……………….G F#
Killing me softly with his song
