Intro Chorus 1 0:00 (play single quiet strum for each chord) Em7 Am7 D7 G Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F F E E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet) Interlude 0:31 Ooooh e|------------------|------------------| B|----5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------| G|----0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------| D|-2--2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------| A|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-| E|------------------|------------------| (^snare) (^snare) (louder) Dooo Dooo ooo ooo e|------------------|------------------| B|--3-5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------| G|--0-0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------| D|--2-2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------| (repeat 2 more times) A|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-| E|------------------|------------------| (^snare) (^snare) Verse 1 0:48 Am7 D G C I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style, Am7 D Em Em And so I came to see him to listen for a while, Am7 D7 G B7 And there he was this young boy, A stranger to my eyes. Chorus 2 1:11 Em7 Am7 D7 G Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F F E E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet) Verse 2 1:39 Am7 D G C I felt all flushed with fever, Embarrassed by the crowd, Am7 D Em Em I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud, Am7 D7 G B7 I prayed that he would finish, But he just kept right on. Chorus 2 2:03 Em7 Am7 D7 G Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F F E E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet) Verse 3 2:31 Am7 D G C He sang as if he knew me, In all my dark despair, Am7 D Em Em And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there, Am7 D7 G B7 And he just kept on singing, Singing clear and strong. Chorus 3 2:55 Em7 Am7 D7 G Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F F E E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet) Chorus 4 3:22 Em7 Am7 D7 G Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh, Em A D C La La La La La La, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh, G C FFE E La Ahh Ahh, Ahh Ahh Ahh, Ah Ah\Ah Ah\Ah/Ah\Ah Chorus 5 3:49 Em7 Am7 D7 G Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F FE E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me... (tacet) Chorus 5 4:16 Em7 Am7 D7 G He was strumming my pain, Yeah he was singing my life, Em A D C Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, G C F F E Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. End 4:45