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Em                            Am7 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                           G 
singing my life with his words 
Em                      Am7 
killing me softly with his song 
               D           C 
killing me softly with his song 
           G                   C 
telling my whole life with his words. 
               Fmaj7 
Killing me softly 
             E 
with his song. 


Verse: 

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


(Chorus) 


Verse: 

Am7          D 
I felt all flushed with fever 
G          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 
G          B7 
but he just kept right on. 


(Chorus) 


Verse: 

Am7          D 
He sang as if he knew me 
G          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 
G          B7 
singing clear and strong. 

(Chorus)