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