Chorus: 
 
Em                         Am 
strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                        G 
singing my life with his words  
Em                      A 
killing me softly with his song 
            D           C 
killing me softly with his song 
           G                 C 
telling my whole life whith his words  
           F                E 
killing me softly with his song 
 
verse 1: 
Am7         D 
i heard he sang a good song 
G           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 
G           B 
a stranger to my eyes 
 
Chorus. 
 
verse 2: 
Am7          D 
i felt all flushed with fever 
G           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 
G            B 
but he just kept right on 
 
Chorus. 
 
verse 3: 
Am7         D 
he sang as if he knew me 
G           C 
and all my dark despair 
Am7          D 
and then he looked right through me 
Em 
as if i wasn't there 
Am7          D7 
and he just kept on singing 
G         B 
singing clear and strong 
 
Chorus. 
 
here are some tips: 

1. in the end of the Chorus you can play sometimes 
E4 and then E 

2/ in the third line of any verse you can play D4 and  

then D