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Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
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 H7
a stranger to my eyes.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
[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 H7
but he just kept right on.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
[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 H7
singing clear and strong.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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version 2
Dm7 G C
I heard he sang a good song
F Dm7
I heard he had a style
G Am Dm7
And so I came to see him and listen for awhile
G C
And there he was this young boy
E
A stranger to my eyes...
Am F
Strumming my pain with his fingers
G C
Singing my life with his words
Am D(with F# on E string)
Killing me softly with his song
G F
Killing me softly with his song
C F
Telling my whole life with his words
Bb
Killing me softly
A
With his song
The rest of the song is played the same except for the third time you play the chorus
Am F
Strumming my pain with his fingers
G C
Singing my life with his words
Am D(with F# on E string)
Killing me softly with his song
G F
Killing me softly with his song
C F
Telling my whole life with his words
Bb
Killing me softly
A G A
With his song
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version 3
Tuning: standard (EADGBE)
Capo 1. Fret
[Refrain]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
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 Am7 H7
a stranger to my eyes.
[Refrain]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
[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 Am7 H7
but he just kept right on.
[Refrain]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
[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 Am7 H7
singing clear and strong.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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version 4
Chorus:
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
singing my life with his words
Em A
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.
Am D
I heard he sang a good song
Am D
I heard he had a style
Am D
and so I came to see him
Em
and listen for a while.
Am D
And there he was this young boy
G B7
a stranger to my eyes.
(Chorus)
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
singing my life with his words
Em A
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.
Am D
I felt all flushed with fever
Am D
embarrassed by the crowd.
Am D
I felt he found my letters
Em
and read each one out loud.
Am D
I prayed that he would finish
G B7
but he just kept right on.
(Chorus)
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
singing my life with his words
Em A
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.
Am D
He sang as if he knew me
Am D
in all my dark despair.
Am D
And then he looked right through me
Em
as if I wasn't there.
Am D
And he just kept on singing
G B7
singing clear and strong.
(Chorus)
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
singing my life with his words
Em A
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.
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version 5
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G G/F#
singing my life with his words
Em A7
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
E7sus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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 Am7 B7
a stranger to my eyes.
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G G/F#
singing my life with his words
Em A7
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
E7sus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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 Am7 B7
but he just kept right on.
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G G/F#
singing my life with his words
Em A
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
E7sus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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 Am7 B7
singing clear and strong.
Em Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 G G/F#
singing my life with his words
Em A7
killing me softly with his song
D C
killing me softly with his song
G C
telling my whole life with his words.
E7sus4
Killing me softly
E
with his song.
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version 6
(Capo 1st fret)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me softly with his song
(Interlude) Dsus2 (4x)
Am D G C
I heard he sang a good song I heard he had a style
Am D Em
And so I came to see him to listen for a while
Am D G B7
And there he was, this young boy a stranger to my eyes
(Chorus)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me softly with his song
Am D G C
I felt all flushed with fever Embarrassed by the crowd
Am D Em
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
Am D G B7
I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on
(Chorus)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me softly with his song
Am D G C
He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
Am D Em
But then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
Am D G B7
And he just kept on singing singing clear and strong
(Chorus)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me softly with his song
Em Am D G
Oh, oh... oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Em A
La, la, la, la, la, la, oh
D C G C F E (hold)
Oh, oh, oh la.....ah....... la...ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
(Chorus)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me....
(Outro)
Em Am D 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 E (hold)
Telling my whole life with his words killing me softly with his song
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version 7
[Intro]
Em
[Chorus]
Em Am7 D G
Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \
[Instrumental]
D7sus D7 D7sus D7 D7sus D7 D7sus D7
[Verse]
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 lis-ten for a while.
Am7 D7 G B7
And there he was- this young boy a stranger to- my eyes-^
[Chorus]
Em Am7 D G
Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \
[Verse]
Am7 D G C
I felt all flushed- with fe-ver embarrassed by- the crowd.
Am7 D Em Em
I felt he found- my let-ters and read- each one out loud.
Am7 D7 G B7
I prayed that he- would finish but he just kept- right on-^
[Chorus]
Em Am7 D G
Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his so--ong. \
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Em C D G Em A/C# D
C G C F E E Esus E
[Verse]
Am7 D G C
He sang as if- 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-^
1 [Chorus]
Em Am7 D G
Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E F E F E F E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng
2 [Chorus]
Em Am7 D G Em A/C# D C G C
Whoa------ whoa--- la la la la la- la. Whoa- la-- Whoa- la---
F E F E F E F E F E
la la lala woa \ lah a lah a\ lah a lah a ahhhh
3[Chorus]
Em Am7 D G
Strumming my pain- with his fin-gers. singing my life- with his words-
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E F E F E F E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng
4[Chorus]
Em Am7/E D/A G
"He was Strumming my Pa-in, yeahh -Singing my Li-fe, woah-ah"
Em A/C# D
Killing me so-ftly with his- song. Killing me soft-ly-
C G C
with his- song. Telling my whole- life-- with his- words
F E F E F E F E Esus E
killing me -soft-ly, --\-- with his soong a ong a ong a onng
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version 8
Tuning: EADGBE
Am7 D9 G C
e|-----------0------------0-----------------------|
B|-0--1--3---1--3-----3~--0--3--1---0--1----------|
G|-0---------2-----2------0---------0-----0-------|
D|-2---------0----------------------2-------------|
A|-0--------------------------------3-------------|
E|------------------------3-----------------------|
Am7 D9 Em
e|-----------0-----0--2---3--2--------------------|
B|-0--1--3---1--3---------0----/5--3-3h5~---------|
G|-0---------2------------0-----------------------|
D|-2---------0------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------0-----------------------|
Am7 D9 G
e|-3--0-------------------------------------------|
B|-1-----1---0-----0--1~--3--3--3--4--4--5-/7-----|
G|-0---------2--2---------4-----------------------|
D|-----------0------------5-----------------------|
A|-0----------------------5-(5)(5)-6-(6)-7-/9-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Em Am7 D9 G
e|-3--3--3--0------------2--2--2------------------|
B|-0-----------0-/3--1---1--------3----/3--1--0---|
G|-0--------------0--0---2-----------2--0--0--0---|
D|---------------/4--2-----------------/4--2--0---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------|
Em A/C# A G D
e|----------0--3--2--0---5--5--5--3--2-----2------|
B|-0--0--0-----------2---5-(5)(5)-3--3--3---------|
G|-0-----------------2---6-(6)(6)-4--2------------|
D|-2-----------------2----------------------------|
A|------------------(4)---------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------|
C9 G C
e|-0--0--0--3--0----------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3-----3---1--1--1--1--0--------|
G|-0---------------0--0------0--------------------|
D|-----------------0---------2--------------------|
A|-3-------------------------3--------------------|
E|-----------------3------------------------------|
Fmaj7 E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2---1------------------------------------|
D|-2-(2)(2)--2------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1---------0------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| ~ vibrato
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version 9
INTRO
Em Am D G Em A D C G C F E
VERSE1
Am D
I heard he sang a good song
G C
I heard he had a smile
Am D
And so I came to see him
E
To listen for a while
Am D
And there he was this young boy
G B7
A stranger to my eyes
CHORUS
Em Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D G
Singing my life with his words
Em A
Killing me softly with his song
D C
Killing me soft-ly with his song
G C
Telling my whole life with his words
F E
Killing me softly with his song
Am D G
I felt all flushed with fever
C
Embarassed by the crowd
Am D
I felt he found my letters
Em
And read each one out loud
Am D
I prayed that he would finish
G B7
But he just kept right on
Chorus same as the rest!
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Em Am D G
oh_______oh______Oh
Em A
Lalalalala la
D C G C F E
Woh____ oh___ oh oh laaa
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