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[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D 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 with his words
Fmaj7
Killing me softly
E
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 Em7
And listen for a while
Am7 D
And there he was, this young boy
G B7
A stranger to my eyes
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D 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 with his words
Fmaj7
Killing me softly
E
With his song
[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 Em7
And read each one out loud
Am7 D
I prayed that he would finish
G B7
But he just kept right on
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D 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 with his words
Fmaj7
Killing me softly
E
With his song
[Bridge]
Em Am D G
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Em A D C
La la la la la, la la, woh la
G C Fmaj7 E
Woh la, la la la la
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
Yes, he was 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 with his words
Fmaj7
Killing me softly
E
With his song
Em Am
Strumming my pain
D 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 with his words
(fade out)