Em                         Am7  
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       Gm  
Singing my life with his words 
Em                         Am7  
Killing me softly with his song 
             D             C  
Killing me softly with his song 
              Gm              C  
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F               E 
Killing me softly with his song 


Am7        D 
I heard he sang a good song 
Gm         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 
Gm         B7 
A stranger to my eyes 



Em                         Am7 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       Gm 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                         Am7 
Killing me softly with his song 
             D             C 
Killing me softly with his song 
              Gm              C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F               E 
Killing me softly with his song 


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



Em                         Am7 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       Gm 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                         Am7 
Killing me softly with his song 
             D             C 
Killing me softly with his song 
              Gm              C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F               E 
Killing me softly with his song 



Em                         Am7 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       Gm 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                         Am7 
Killing me softly with his song 
             D             C 
Killing me softly with his song 
              Gm              C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F               E 
Killing me softly with his song 



Em                         Am7 
Strumming my pain with his fingers 
D7                       Gm 
Singing my life with his words 
Em                         Am7 
Killing me softly with his song 
             D             C 
Killing me softly with his song 
              Gm              C 
Telling my whole life with his words 
           F               Em  
Killing me softly with his song