WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song Chords | Ver. 1
[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|------------------|------------------|
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[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 F F E 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 F E 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
