INTRO
EmAm DG EmA DC GC FE

VERSE1
 Am (x02210@1)         DI (xx0232@1)heard he sang a good song
G (320003@1)              CI (x32010@1)heard he had a smile
Am (x02210@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)so I came to see him
     ETo (022100@1)listen for a while
Am (x02210@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)there he was this young boy
G (320003@1)          B7A (x21202@1)stranger to my eyes


CHORUS
Em (022000@1)                             AmStrumming (x02210@1)my pain with his fingers
D (xx0232@1)                        GSinging (320003@1)my life with his words
Em (022000@1)                   AKilling (x02220@1)me softly with his song
               D (xx0232@1)          CKilling (x32010@1)me soft-ly with his song
              G (320003@1)               CTelling (x32010@1)my whole life with his words

         F (133211@1)                EKilling (022100@1)me softly with his song


Am (x02210@1)    D (xx0232@1)              GI (320003@1)felt all flushed with fever
             CEmbarassed (x32010@1)by the crowd
Am (x02210@1)          DI (xx0232@1)felt he found my letters
    EmAnd (022000@1)read each one out loud
Am (x02210@1)             DI (xx0232@1)prayed that he would finish
G (320003@1)             B7But (x21202@1)he just kept right on



Chorus same as the rest!

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
    
Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Goh_______oh______Oh (320003@1)Em (022000@1)  ALalalalala (x02220@1)la
D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)  FE
Woh____ oh___ oh oh laaa