Chords for Killing Me Softly with His Song - Cheryl Bentyne
Tempo:
75.95 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bbm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Db]
[C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Bbm] I heard [Db] he sang a good [Bb] song [Ab] I heard [Db] he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him To listen [Fm] for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young boy [Gm] A stranger [C] to [C] my eyes
[Ab] [E] Strumming my pain [Eb] with his [Ab] fingers [Bbm] Singing my life with [Ab] his [Fm] words
[Eb] Killing [Ebm] me softly [Ab] with his [G] song Killing [Cm] me softly [Ab] with his song
[Db] [Eb]
[F]
I [Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever [Bb] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bbm] I [Ab] felt he'd found [Em] my letters [Eb] And [Ab] read each one out [Fm] loud
[Bbm] I prayed that he would finish [E] [Ab] But [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
And there he was, this young boy A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his [Db] fingers Singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [D] with [Dbm] his song [Cm] Killing me [Ab] softly with his [Bb] song
[Gb] Killing me softly
[Bb] with [F] his [Am] song
[Dbm] He [Eb]
[Ab] sang as if he knew [Eb] me
In all my [Db] dark despair [Bbm] And [Ab] then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there [Fm] And [Ab] he [Eb] just kept on singing
[Ab] Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong Strumming my pain [Ebm] with his [Ab] fingers
[G] Singing [C] my [Fm] life with his words [Ab] Killing me softly with his [Eb] song
Killing [Gm] me softly [Ab] with his [Bb] song [Eb] Telling my [Ab] whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me [Db] softly Killing me softly
[Bb]
[Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Eb]
[Db]
[C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Bbm] I heard [Db] he sang a good [Bb] song [Ab] I heard [Db] he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him To listen [Fm] for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young boy [Gm] A stranger [C] to [C] my eyes
[Ab] [E] Strumming my pain [Eb] with his [Ab] fingers [Bbm] Singing my life with [Ab] his [Fm] words
[Eb] Killing [Ebm] me softly [Ab] with his [G] song Killing [Cm] me softly [Ab] with his song
[Db] [Eb]
[F]
I [Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever [Bb] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bbm] I [Ab] felt he'd found [Em] my letters [Eb] And [Ab] read each one out [Fm] loud
[Bbm] I prayed that he would finish [E] [Ab] But [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
And there he was, this young boy A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his [Db] fingers Singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [D] with [Dbm] his song [Cm] Killing me [Ab] softly with his [Bb] song
[Gb] Killing me softly
[Bb] with [F] his [Am] song
[Dbm] He [Eb]
[Ab] sang as if he knew [Eb] me
In all my [Db] dark despair [Bbm] And [Ab] then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there [Fm] And [Ab] he [Eb] just kept on singing
[Ab] Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong Strumming my pain [Ebm] with his [Ab] fingers
[G] Singing [C] my [Fm] life with his words [Ab] Killing me softly with his [Eb] song
Killing [Gm] me softly [Ab] with his [Bb] song [Eb] Telling my [Ab] whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me [Db] softly Killing me softly
[Bb]
[Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Eb]
[Db]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bbm
Fm
Ab
Eb
Db
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[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] I heard [Db] he sang a good [Bb] song [Ab] I heard [Db] he had a style
[Bbm] _ And so I [Eb] came to see him To listen [Fm] for a while
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ And there [Eb] he was, this young boy [Gm] A stranger [C] to [C] my eyes
[Ab] _ [E] Strumming my pain [Eb] with his [Ab] fingers _ [Bbm] Singing my life with [Ab] his [Fm] words
_ _ [Eb] Killing [Ebm] me softly [Ab] with his [G] song Killing [Cm] me softly [Ab] with his song _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever _ _ _ [Bb] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bbm] I _ _ [Ab] felt he'd found [Em] my letters [Eb] And [Ab] read each one out [Fm] _ loud
[Bbm] I _ _ prayed that he would finish [E] _ [Ab] _ But [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
And there he was, this young boy A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his [Db] fingers _ Singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [D] with [Dbm] his song [Cm] Killing me [Ab] softly with his [Bb] song
[Gb] Killing me softly _
[Bb] _ _ with [F] his [Am] song _
[Dbm] He [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] sang as if he knew [Eb] me
_ In all my [Db] dark despair _ [Bbm] And _ [Ab] then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there _ [Fm] And [Ab] _ _ he [Eb] just kept on singing
[Ab] _ _ Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong Strumming my pain [Ebm] with his [Ab] fingers
[G] Singing [C] my [Fm] life with his words [Ab] Killing me softly with his [Eb] song
Killing [Gm] me softly _ [Ab] with his [Bb] song [Eb] Telling my [Ab] whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me [Db] softly _ Killing _ _ me softly
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[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] I heard [Db] he sang a good [Bb] song [Ab] I heard [Db] he had a style
[Bbm] _ And so I [Eb] came to see him To listen [Fm] for a while
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ And there [Eb] he was, this young boy [Gm] A stranger [C] to [C] my eyes
[Ab] _ [E] Strumming my pain [Eb] with his [Ab] fingers _ [Bbm] Singing my life with [Ab] his [Fm] words
_ _ [Eb] Killing [Ebm] me softly [Ab] with his [G] song Killing [Cm] me softly [Ab] with his song _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever _ _ _ [Bb] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bbm] I _ _ [Ab] felt he'd found [Em] my letters [Eb] And [Ab] read each one out [Fm] _ loud
[Bbm] I _ _ prayed that he would finish [E] _ [Ab] _ But [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
And there he was, this young boy A stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his [Db] fingers _ Singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [D] with [Dbm] his song [Cm] Killing me [Ab] softly with his [Bb] song
[Gb] Killing me softly _
[Bb] _ _ with [F] his [Am] song _
[Dbm] He [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] sang as if he knew [Eb] me
_ In all my [Db] dark despair _ [Bbm] And _ [Ab] then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there _ [Fm] And [Ab] _ _ he [Eb] just kept on singing
[Ab] _ _ Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong Strumming my pain [Ebm] with his [Ab] fingers
[G] Singing [C] my [Fm] life with his words [Ab] Killing me softly with his [Eb] song
Killing [Gm] me softly _ [Ab] with his [Bb] song [Eb] Telling my [Ab] whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me [Db] softly _ Killing _ _ me softly
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[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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