Chorus:
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
D7 G
Singing my life with his words.
Em Am
Killing me softly with his song.
D7 C
Killing me softly with his song.
G C
Telling my whole life with his words.
F E7
Killing me softly, with his song.
Am D7
I heard he sang a good song.
G C
I heard he had a style.
Am D7
And so I came to see him,
Em
and listen for a while.
Am D7
And there he was this young boy,
G B7
a stranger to my eyes.
Chorus:
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
D7 G
Singing my life with his words.
Em Am
Killing me softly with his song.
D7 C
Killing me softly with his song.
G C
Telling my whole life with his words.
F E7
Killing me softly, with his song.
Am D7
I felt all flushed with fever,
G C
embarrassed by the crowd.
Am D7
I felt he found my letters
Em
and read each one out loud.
Am D7
I prayed that he would finish,
G B7
but he just kept right on
Chorus:
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
D7 G
Singing my life with his words.
Em Am
Killing me softly with his song.
D7 C
Killing me softly with his song.
G C
Telling my whole life with his words.
F E7
Killing me softly, with his song.
Instrumental: Em Am D7 G
Em Am D7 C
G C F E7
Chorus:
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
D7 G
Singing my life with his words.
Em Am
Killing me softly with his song.
D7 C
Killing me softly with his song.
G C
Telling my whole life with his words.
F E7
Killing me softly, with his song.
