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~              E5
Killing me softly with his song


A5        D5
I heard he sang a good song
G5         C5
I heard he had a style
A5      D5
And so I came to see him
E5
And listen for a while
A5          D5
And there he was this young boy
G5         B5
A stranger to my eyes



E5                         A5
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D5                       G5
Singing my life with his words
E5                         A5
Killing me softly with his song
             D5             C5
Killing me softly with his song
              G5              C5
Telling my whole life with his words
           F5               E5
Killing me softly with his song


A5           D5
I felt all flushed with fever
G5           C5
Embarrassed by the crowd
A5         D5
I felt he found my letters
    E5
And read each one out loud
A5            D5
I prayed that he would finish
G5          B5
But he just kept right on



E5                         A5
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D5                       G5
Singing my life with his words
E5                         A5
Killing me softly with his song
             D5             C5
Killing me softly with his song
              G5              C5
Telling my whole life with his words
           F5               E5
Killing me softly with his song



E5                         A5
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D5                       G5
Singing my life with his words
E5                         A5
Killing me softly with his song
             D5             C5
Killing me softly with his song
              G5              C5
Telling my whole life with his words
           F5               E5
Killing me softly with his song



E5                         A5
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D5                       G5
Singing my life with his words
E5                         A5
Killing me softly with his song
             D5             C5
Killing me softly with his song
              G5              C5
Telling my whole life with his words
           F5               E~
Killing me softly with his song