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Killing Me Softly With His Song

singer Roberta Flack

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Posted : May 11, 2021
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[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 with his words!



Fmaj7

Killing me softly



E

with his song!





[Instrumental Break]~

Am7 D - Am7 D - Am7 D - Am7 D





[Verse]~

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 B7

a stranger to my eyes!





[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 with his words!



Fmaj7

Killing me softly



E

with his song!





[Verse]~

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!





[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 with his words!



Fmaj7

Killing me softly



E

with his song!





[Verse]~

Am7 D

He sang as if he 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

singing clear and strong!





[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 with his words!



Fmaj7

Killing me softly



E

with his song!



Em Am D7 G

Ohhhhh,.. Ohhhhhh



Em A D C

La La La La La La,.. Ohhhh Ohhhhhh



G C Fmaj7 E

Lahhhhh Lahhhh





[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 with his words!



Fmaj7

Killing me softly



E

with his song!