Killing Me Softly [Em]
Roberta Flack
|Chorus: (Single Strums)
|[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
|[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
|[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
|Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
|Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
|Killing me [F] softly... with his [E7] song
Verse 1:
[Am] I heard he [D] sang a good song
[G] I heard he [C] had a style
[Am] And so I [D] came to see him and [Em] listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D] was this young boy
[G] A stranger [B7] to my eyes
Chorus:
Verse 2:
[Am] I felt all [D] flushed with fever
[G] Embarrassed [C] by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D] found my letters and [Em] read each one out loud
[Am] I prayed that [D] he would finish
[G] But he just [B7] kept right on
|Chorus:
|[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
|[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
|[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
|Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
|Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
|Killing me [F] softly... with his [E7] song
Verse 3:
[Am] He sang as [D] if he knew me
[G] In all my [C] dark despair
[Am] And then he [D] looked right through me as [Em] if I wasn’t there
[Am] And he just [D] kept on singing
[G] Singing [B7] clear and strong...
Chorus:
Killing Me Softly [Em]Roberta Flack
ChorusSingle Strums Em Strumming my pain with his Am fingers D Singing my life with his G words Em Killing me softly with A his song Killing me D softly with C his song Telling my G whole life with C his words Killing me F softly... with his E7 song
Verse 1 Am I heard he D sang a good song G I heard he C had a style Am And so I D came to see him and Em listen for a while Am And there he D was this young boy G A stranger B7 to my eyes
Chorus
Verse 2 Am I felt all D flushed with fever G Embarrassed C by the crowd Am I felt he D found my letters and Em read each one out loud Am I prayed that D he would finish G But he just B7 kept right on
Chorus Em Strumming my pain with his Am fingers D Singing my life with his G words Em Killing me softly with A his song Killing me D softly with C his song Telling my G whole life with C his words Killing me F softly... with his E7 song
Verse 3 Am He sang as D if he knew me G In all my C dark despair Am And then he D looked right through me as Em if I wasn’t there Am And he just D kept on singing G Singing B7 clear and strong...