Em                       Am        D7                       G
Strumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.
 G                      A                       D        C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words.
            Esus4             E
Killing me softly,  with his song.      
                                        
Am7            D                       
    I heard he sang the 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 a young boy        
G             B7
   a stranger to my eyes.


   Em                       Am        D7                       G
Strumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.
 G                      A                       D        C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words.
            Esus4             E
Killing me softly,  with his song. 
 
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              B7
but he just kept right on.

  Em                       Am        D7                       G
Strumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.
 G                      A                       D        C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words.
            Esus4             E
Killing me softly,  with his song. 
  
Am7            D
He sang as if knew me
G              C 
in 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              B7
sining clear and strong

    Em                       Am        D7                       G
Strumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.
 G                      A                       D        C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words.
            Esus4             E
Killing me softly,  with his song. (CHORUS)