Em~ Am7~
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7~ Gm~
Singing my life with his words
Em~ Am7~
Killing me softly with his song
D~ C~
Killing me softly with his song
Gm~ C~
Telling my whole life with his words
F~ E
Killing me softly with his song
Am7 D
I heard he sang a good song
Gm C
I heard he had a style
Am7 D
And so I came to see him
Em
And listen for a while
Am7 D7
And there he was this young boy
Gm B7
A stranger to my eyes
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 Gm
Singing my life with his words
Em Am7
Killing me softly with his song
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Gm C
Telling my whole life with his words
F E
Killing me softly with his song
Am7 D
I felt all flushed with fever
Gm C
Embarrassed by the crowd
Am7 D
I felt he found my letters
Em
And read each one out loud
Am7 D7
I prayed that he would finish
Gm B7
But he just kept right on
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 Gm
Singing my life with his words
Em Am7
Killing me softly with his song
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Gm C
Telling my whole life with his words
F E
Killing me softly with his song
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 Gm
Singing my life with his words
Em Am7
Killing me softly with his song
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Gm C
Telling my whole life with his words
F E
Killing me softly with his song
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 Gm
Singing my life with his words
Em Am7
Killing me softly with his song
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Gm C
Telling my whole life with his words
F E~
