Verse
D#m7 G#
I heard he sang a good song.
C# F#
I heard he had a style.
D#m7 G#
And so I came to see him,
A#m
and listen for a while.
D#m7 G#7
And there he was this young boy,
C# F7
a stranger to my eyes.
[Chorus]
A#m D#m G#7 C#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
A#m D#m G# F#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
C# F#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 A#
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Verse]
D#m7 G#
I felt all flushed with fever,
C# F#
embarrassed by the crowd.
D#m7 G#
I felt he found my letters
A#m
and read each one out loud.
D#m7 G#7
I prayed that he would finish,
C# F7
but he just kept right on.
[Chorus]
A#m D#m G#7 C#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
A#m D#m G# F#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
C# F#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 A#
Killing me softly, with his song.
[Chorus]
A#m D#m G#7 C#
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
A#m D#m G# F#
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song.
C# F#
Telling my whole life with his words.
Fmaj7#11 A#
Killing me softly, with his song.