Chords for Killing Me Softly
Tempo:
102.3 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#m
B
G#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[F#] [B]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
[E]
[B] [A]
[G#]
[F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] I [F#] [C#m]
[F#] heard she sang a good [B] song, I [E] heard she had a style,
[C#m]
And so [F#] I came to see [G#m] her, to listen for a while,
[C#m]
And there she [F#] was, this young girl, [B]
a stranger [D#] to my [G#m] eyes,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song.
[C#]
[C#m] I felt [F#] all flushed with fever, [B]
[E] embarrassed by the crowd,
[C#m]
I felt [F#] she found my letters, [G#m]
and read each one aloud,
[C#m]
I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish, but she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on,
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song.
[C#m]
She sang [F#] as if she knew [B] me, in all [E] my dark despair,
[C#m]
And then [F#] she looked right through [G#m] me, as if I wasn't there,
[C#m]
But she [F#] was there, this stranger, [B]
singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with her [B] words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly with [C#] her song, killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song,
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words, killing me [A] softly with [G#] her song.
Killing [G#m]
[C#m] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] me [A] softly with her [G#] song.
[F#] [B]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
[E]
[B] [A]
[G#]
[F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] I [F#] [C#m]
[F#] heard she sang a good [B] song, I [E] heard she had a style,
[C#m]
And so [F#] I came to see [G#m] her, to listen for a while,
[C#m]
And there she [F#] was, this young girl, [B]
a stranger [D#] to my [G#m] eyes,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song.
[C#]
[C#m] I felt [F#] all flushed with fever, [B]
[E] embarrassed by the crowd,
[C#m]
I felt [F#] she found my letters, [G#m]
and read each one aloud,
[C#m]
I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish, but she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on,
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song.
[C#m]
She sang [F#] as if she knew [B] me, in all [E] my dark despair,
[C#m]
And then [F#] she looked right through [G#m] me, as if I wasn't there,
[C#m]
But she [F#] was there, this stranger, [B]
singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with her [B] words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly with [C#] her song, killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song,
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words, killing me [A] softly with [G#] her song.
Killing [G#m]
[C#m] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] me [A] softly with her [G#] song.
Key:
F#
C#m
B
G#m
E
F#
C#m
B
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] heard she sang a good [B] song, _ I [E] heard she had a style,
[C#m] _
_ And so [F#] I came to see [G#m] her, to listen for a while,
_ [C#m] _
And there she [F#] was, this young girl, [B] _
a stranger [D#] to my [G#m] eyes,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her fingers, _ [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
_ _ [G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[C#m] I felt [F#] all flushed with fever, [B] _
_ _ [E] embarrassed by the crowd,
[C#m] _
I felt [F#] she found my letters, [G#m] _
and read each one aloud,
_ _ [C#m] _
I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish, but she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on,
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her _ words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She sang [F#] as if she knew [B] me, in all [E] my dark despair,
[C#m] _
And then [F#] she looked right through [G#m] me, as if I wasn't there,
_ [C#m] _
But she [F#] was there, this stranger, [B] _
_ singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her [C#] fingers, _ [F#]
singing my life with her [B] _ _ words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly with [C#] her song, killing me [F#] softly _ with her [E] song,
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words, killing me [A] softly _ with _ _ [G#] her song.
_ Killing _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ me [A] softly _ _ with _ her [G#] song.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] heard she sang a good [B] song, _ I [E] heard she had a style,
[C#m] _
_ And so [F#] I came to see [G#m] her, to listen for a while,
_ [C#m] _
And there she [F#] was, this young girl, [B] _
a stranger [D#] to my [G#m] eyes,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her fingers, _ [F#]
singing my life with [B] her words,
_ _ [G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[C#m] I felt [F#] all flushed with fever, [B] _
_ _ [E] embarrassed by the crowd,
[C#m] _
I felt [F#] she found my letters, [G#m] _
and read each one aloud,
_ _ [C#m] _
I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish, but she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on,
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ [C#] fingers, [F#]
singing my life with [B] her _ words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly [C#] with her song, killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song,
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words, killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She sang [F#] as if she knew [B] me, in all [E] my dark despair,
[C#m] _
And then [F#] she looked right through [G#m] me, as if I wasn't there,
_ [C#m] _
But she [F#] was there, this stranger, [B] _
_ singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong,
Strumming my pain with [C#m] her [C#] fingers, _ [F#]
singing my life with her [B] _ _ words,
[G#m]
Killing me softly with [C#] her song, killing me [F#] softly _ with her [E] song,
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words, killing me [A] softly _ with _ _ [G#] her song.
_ Killing _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ me [A] softly _ _ with _ her [G#] song.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _