Verse
A#m7 D#
I heard he sang a good song.
G# C#
I heard he had a style.
A#m7 D#
And so I came to see him,
Fm
and listen for a while.
A#m7 D#7
And there he was this young boy,
G# C7
a stranger to my eyes.
[Chorus]
Fm A#m D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Fm A#m D# C#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
G# C#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 F
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Verse]
A#m7 D#
I felt all flushed with fever,
G# C#
embarrassed by the crowd.
A#m7 D#
I felt he found my letters
Fm
and read each one out loud.
A#m7 D#7
I prayed that he would finish,
G# C7
but he just kept right on.
[Chorus]
Fm A#m D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Fm A#m D# C#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
G# C#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 F
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Chorus]
Fm A#m D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Fm A#m D# C#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
G# C#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 F
Killing me softly, with his song.