Chords for Olivia Ong - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Tempo:
60.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
Bbm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] Ooh, I [Cm] [Eb] [Eb]
[Bbm] heard he [Db] sang a good [Ab] song
I [Db] heard he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him [Fm] to listen for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young [Ab] boy
A stranger [C] to my [Fm] eyes
Drumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] a flush with [Ab] fever
[Db] Embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
I felt [Eb] he read my letters
[Fm] And he just read them out
[Bbm] I prayed [Eb] that he would [Ab] finish
But he [C] just kept right on
[Fm] Strumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly with [F] his song
[Bbm] He sang [Bb] as if he knew [Ab] me
In [Db] all my dark despair
[Bbm] Then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there
[Bbm] [Eb] And he just kept on [Ab] singing
Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song
[Fm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] He [Fm] was strumming my [Bbm] pain with his fingers
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly [F] with his song
Two, [Fm] three, four
He was strumming my [Bbm] pain
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly [F] with his song
[Bbm] heard he [Db] sang a good [Ab] song
I [Db] heard he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him [Fm] to listen for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young [Ab] boy
A stranger [C] to my [Fm] eyes
Drumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] a flush with [Ab] fever
[Db] Embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
I felt [Eb] he read my letters
[Fm] And he just read them out
[Bbm] I prayed [Eb] that he would [Ab] finish
But he [C] just kept right on
[Fm] Strumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly with [F] his song
[Bbm] He sang [Bb] as if he knew [Ab] me
In [Db] all my dark despair
[Bbm] Then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there
[Bbm] [Eb] And he just kept on [Ab] singing
Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song
[Fm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] He [Fm] was strumming my [Bbm] pain with his fingers
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly [F] with his song
Two, [Fm] three, four
He was strumming my [Bbm] pain
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly [F] with his song
Key:
Eb
Ab
Db
Bbm
Fm
Eb
Ab
Db
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Ooh, I [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] heard he [Db] sang a good [Ab] song
I [Db] heard he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him [Fm] to listen for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young [Ab] boy
A stranger [C] to my [Fm] eyes
Drumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song _ _
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] a flush with [Ab] fever
[Db] Embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
I felt [Eb] he read my letters
[Fm] And he just read them out _
[Bbm] I prayed [Eb] that he would [Ab] finish
But he [C] just kept right on
[Fm] Strumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly with [F] his song
_ _ [Bbm] He sang [Bb] as if he knew [Ab] me
In [Db] all my dark despair
[Bbm] Then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there
[Bbm] _ [Eb] And he just kept on [Ab] singing
Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ He [Fm] was strumming my [Bbm] pain with his fingers
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly _ [F] with his song
Two, [Fm] three, four
He was strumming my [Bbm] pain
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly _ [F] with his song _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] heard he [Db] sang a good [Ab] song
I [Db] heard he had a style
[Bbm] And so I [Eb] came to see him [Fm] to listen for a while
[Bbm] And there [Eb] he was, this young [Ab] boy
A stranger [C] to my [Fm] eyes
Drumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song _ _
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] a flush with [Ab] fever
[Db] Embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
I felt [Eb] he read my letters
[Fm] And he just read them out _
[Bbm] I prayed [Eb] that he would [Ab] finish
But he [C] just kept right on
[Fm] Strumming my pain with [Bbm] his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
Killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
Telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly with [F] his song
_ _ [Bbm] He sang [Bb] as if he knew [Ab] me
In [Db] all my dark despair
[Bbm] Then he looked right through [Fm] me
As if I wasn't there
[Bbm] _ [Eb] And he just kept on [Ab] singing
Singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
Strumming my pain [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] Singing my life [Ab] with his words
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
Killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ He [Fm] was strumming my [Bbm] pain with his fingers
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly _ [F] with his song
Two, [Fm] three, four
He was strumming my [Bbm] pain
Yeah, [Eb] he was singing my [Ab] life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] Killing me softly _ [F] with his song _ _ _ _ _ _