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]

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]

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]

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