Verse
Fm7 A#
I heard he sang a good song.
D# G#
I heard he had a style.
Fm7 A#
And so I came to see him,
Cm
and listen for a while.
Fm7 A#7
And there he was this young boy,
D# G7
a stranger to my eyes.
[Chorus]
Cm Fm A#7 D#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Cm Fm A# G#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
D# G#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 C
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Verse]
Fm7 A#
I felt all flushed with fever,
D# G#
embarrassed by the crowd.
Fm7 A#
I felt he found my letters
Cm
and read each one out loud.
Fm7 A#7
I prayed that he would finish,
D# G7
but he just kept right on.
[Chorus]
Cm Fm A#7 D#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Cm Fm A# G#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
D# G#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 C
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Chorus]
Cm Fm A#7 D#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
Cm Fm A# G#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
D# G#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 C
Killing me softly, with his song.