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