Em                         Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       G 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F7M 
Killing me softly 
         E 
With his song 

Am7/D   D    Am7/D   D     Am7/D     D     Am7/D    D 
             Oooo   -ooo    oooo   -ooo    oooo   -ooo 


[Verso 1]


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 
To listen for a while 
Am7              D7 
    And there he was this young boy 
G             B7 
   A stranger to my eyes 



[Refrão]


Em                         Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       G 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F7M 
Killing me softly 
         E 
With his song 



[Verso 2]
 

Am7           D 
   I felt all flushed with fever 
G7M              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 
G7M               B7 
      But he just kept right on 



[Refrão]


Em                         Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       G 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F7M 
Killing me softly 
         E 
With his song 



[Verso 3]
 

Am7           D 
   He sang as if he knew me 
G7M          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 
G7M           B7 
      Singing clear and strong 



[Refrão]


Em                         Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       G 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F7M 
Killing me softly 
         E 
With his song 


Em          Am 
   Ooooh oh ohhh 
         D7             G 
Oh 0h 0h ohhh  oh 0h oh ohhh 
Em           A/C# 
La la la, la la la 
   D         C 
Oh oh oh  oh oh oh 
G   C       F7M 
La  aaa ah  aaaah 
E 
La ah ah ah ah aah 


Em                         Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       G 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F7M 
Killing me softly 

 E 


Finaling 

       Em                 Am 
He was strumming my pain 
             D7         G 
Yeah, he was singing my life 
Em                     A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song 
           D           C 
Killing me softly with his song 
           G               C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
        F7M 
Killing me softly 
         E 
With his song