Chords for ROBERTA FLACK KILLING ME SOFTLY
Tempo:
91.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bbm
Fm
F
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you so much.
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Gb]
[F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bbm] I [Eb] heard a good song.
[Ab] I heard.
[Db] [Bbm] So [Eb] I came to see [Fm] him to listen for a [Ab] while.
[Bbm]
And [Eb] there he was.
[Cm] [C] Stranger to my.
[Fm] [Bbm] With this.
[Eb]
Saying my life. [Fm] With [Bb] [Eb] this.
[Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] [C] With [F] this.
[Gb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm] He [Eb] found my.
[Fm] Ready.
[Bbm] Not.
[Eb] [Cm] But he [C] just [D] kept. My.
[Fm] [Bbm] With.
[Eb]
[Ab] And.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] With [Db] this.
With this.
His [Ab] words.
[Bbm] [Fm] [F] Softly.
With this. [A] With this. He's.
[Eb] [Ab] And [Fm] all my.
[Bbm] Then he looked.
[E]
[Ab] [F] He [Eb] just kept.
[Cm] Singing.
In clear and [Fm] strong.
[Bbm] Singing.
[Eb]
[Eb] [Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with this.
[Eb] So.
[Db] My.
[Ab]
[Db] His [Gb] words.
Softly.
[F] With this. So.
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
He [Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[F]
[Fm] was.
With this.
[Db] [Eb] Saying my [Ab] life.
[Bb] [Fm]
With this. Softly.
[Bb] With this. So. [Eb] So.
[Db] My.
[Ab] His [Db] [F] words.
So.
So anyway.
After the foodies.
Kick this [Bbm] into the [G] 21st century.
They didn't just take it.
And they kicked it.
Real hard.
We decided to go somewhere else with it.
I am a graduate of Howard [C] University [Fm] School of Music.
And so I knew I could find something else to do with that.
One of [Bbm] my favorite places in the [G] world is.
[C] And if you can get past all of those hard bodies.
[G]
That you find the minute you get off the plane in Rio.
You know, the beaches right there.
They know how to pull you in.
And all you see are the most gorgeous.
Most gorgeous men.
And women.
But gorgeous men.
Down.
Okay.
And bronze and shining.
And just.
[Db]
[G] Young and lovely.
[Bbm] So.
[G] Hi.
[F]
[Gb] Anyway.
You have to run past [Fm] Rio de Janeiro to get to the place that I [G] love.
It's [Db] the place where the samba.
[G] Band school schools.
The schools of samba bands are created.
In by year.
This music is really getting to me.
Check out the band.
And I have a little bird call or something.
I love [Bbm] it.
[F] By year it's full of sensuality.
Anyway.
All of this to get you ready for the song.
I want you to sing [G] it.
I'm going to do it first.
I'm going to sing it first.
And then you'll sing it back to me.
Right?
And if [Gb] you don't get it, you'll stay after school.
[F] And we will practice.
Okay?
This lady's ready.
[Fm] [F] Ready?
[Bbm] [G]
You sing.
[F]
[G] [Cm] [Bbm] [G]
[Bbm] You [F] sing.
[Bbm] [F] You sing.
You [G] sing.
You sing.
[Fm] You sing.
You sing.
[F] [Db] You [G] sing.
Watch.
[F] This [Gb] is [G] difficult.
[Bbm] [C] I'm going to give you the last word.
Me first.
[Gb]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Gb]
[F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bbm] I [Eb] heard a good song.
[Ab] I heard.
[Db] [Bbm] So [Eb] I came to see [Fm] him to listen for a [Ab] while.
[Bbm]
And [Eb] there he was.
[Cm] [C] Stranger to my.
[Fm] [Bbm] With this.
[Eb]
Saying my life. [Fm] With [Bb] [Eb] this.
[Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] [C] With [F] this.
[Gb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm] He [Eb] found my.
[Fm] Ready.
[Bbm] Not.
[Eb] [Cm] But he [C] just [D] kept. My.
[Fm] [Bbm] With.
[Eb]
[Ab] And.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] With [Db] this.
With this.
His [Ab] words.
[Bbm] [Fm] [F] Softly.
With this. [A] With this. He's.
[Eb] [Ab] And [Fm] all my.
[Bbm] Then he looked.
[E]
[Ab] [F] He [Eb] just kept.
[Cm] Singing.
In clear and [Fm] strong.
[Bbm] Singing.
[Eb]
[Eb] [Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with this.
[Eb] So.
[Db] My.
[Ab]
[Db] His [Gb] words.
Softly.
[F] With this. So.
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
He [Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[F]
[Fm] was.
With this.
[Db] [Eb] Saying my [Ab] life.
[Bb] [Fm]
With this. Softly.
[Bb] With this. So. [Eb] So.
[Db] My.
[Ab] His [Db] [F] words.
So.
So anyway.
After the foodies.
Kick this [Bbm] into the [G] 21st century.
They didn't just take it.
And they kicked it.
Real hard.
We decided to go somewhere else with it.
I am a graduate of Howard [C] University [Fm] School of Music.
And so I knew I could find something else to do with that.
One of [Bbm] my favorite places in the [G] world is.
[C] And if you can get past all of those hard bodies.
[G]
That you find the minute you get off the plane in Rio.
You know, the beaches right there.
They know how to pull you in.
And all you see are the most gorgeous.
Most gorgeous men.
And women.
But gorgeous men.
Down.
Okay.
And bronze and shining.
And just.
[Db]
[G] Young and lovely.
[Bbm] So.
[G] Hi.
[F]
[Gb] Anyway.
You have to run past [Fm] Rio de Janeiro to get to the place that I [G] love.
It's [Db] the place where the samba.
[G] Band school schools.
The schools of samba bands are created.
In by year.
This music is really getting to me.
Check out the band.
And I have a little bird call or something.
I love [Bbm] it.
[F] By year it's full of sensuality.
Anyway.
All of this to get you ready for the song.
I want you to sing [G] it.
I'm going to do it first.
I'm going to sing it first.
And then you'll sing it back to me.
Right?
And if [Gb] you don't get it, you'll stay after school.
[F] And we will practice.
Okay?
This lady's ready.
[Fm] [F] Ready?
[Bbm] [G]
You sing.
[F]
[G] [Cm] [Bbm] [G]
[Bbm] You [F] sing.
[Bbm] [F] You sing.
You [G] sing.
You sing.
[Fm] You sing.
You sing.
[F] [Db] You [G] sing.
Watch.
[F] This [Gb] is [G] difficult.
[Bbm] [C] I'm going to give you the last word.
Me first.
[Gb]
Key:
Eb
Bbm
Fm
F
Db
Eb
Bbm
Fm
Thank you so much.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] I _ [Eb] heard a good song.
[Ab] I heard.
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ So [Eb] I came to see [Fm] him to listen for a [Ab] while.
[Bbm]
And [Eb] there he was.
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] Stranger to my.
_ [Fm] _ [Bbm] With this.
_ _ [Eb]
Saying my life. _ _ _ [Fm] _ With [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ this.
[Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] With [F] _ _ this.
_ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ He [Eb] found my.
_ [Fm] Ready.
_ _ _ [Bbm] Not.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] But he [C] just [D] kept. My.
_ [Fm] _ [Bbm] With.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ And.
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] With [Db] this.
With this.
His [Ab] words.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] [F] Softly.
With this. _ _ [A] With this. He's.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] And [Fm] all my.
_ _ [Bbm] _ Then he looked.
[E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] He [Eb] just kept.
_ _ [Cm] _ Singing.
In clear and [Fm] strong.
_ [Bbm] Singing.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with this. _
[Eb] So.
_ _ [Db] _ My.
[Ab] _
[Db] His [Gb] words.
_ Softly.
[F] With this. So.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
He [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] was.
_ With this.
[Db] _ [Eb] Saying my [Ab] life.
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
With this. Softly.
[Bb] With this. So. [Eb] So. _ _
[Db] _ My.
[Ab] _ His [Db] [F] words.
So. _ _ _ _ _
So anyway.
After the foodies.
Kick this [Bbm] into the [G] 21st century.
They didn't just take it.
And they kicked it.
_ Real hard.
We decided to go somewhere else with it.
I am a graduate of Howard [C] University [Fm] School of Music.
And so I knew I could find something else to do with that.
One of [Bbm] my favorite places in the [G] world is.
_ [C] And if you can get past all of those hard bodies.
[G] _ _
That you find the minute you get off the plane in Rio.
You know, the beaches right there.
They know how to pull you in.
And all you see are the most gorgeous.
Most gorgeous men.
_ And women.
But gorgeous men.
Down.
Okay.
And bronze and shining.
And just. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [G] Young and lovely. _ _
_ [Bbm] So.
[G] Hi.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Anyway.
You have to run past [Fm] Rio de Janeiro to get to the place that I [G] love.
It's [Db] the place where the samba.
[G] Band school schools.
The schools of samba bands are created.
_ In by year.
This music is really getting to me.
Check out the band. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And I have a little bird call or something. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I love [Bbm] it.
[F] By year it's full of sensuality.
_ _ Anyway. _ _
_ _ _ _ All of this to get you ready for the song.
I want you to sing [G] it.
I'm going to do it first.
I'm going to sing it first.
And then you'll sing it back to me.
Right?
And if [Gb] you don't get it, you'll stay after school.
[F] _ And we will practice.
Okay?
This lady's ready.
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ Ready?
[Bbm] _ [G] _
_ _ You sing.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You [F] sing.
_ _ [Bbm] [F] You sing.
You _ [G] sing.
You sing. _
[Fm] You sing.
You sing.
_ [F] _ [Db] You [G] sing.
_ _ _ Watch. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ This [Gb] is [G] difficult.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ I'm going to give you the last word.
Me first.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] I _ [Eb] heard a good song.
[Ab] I heard.
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ So [Eb] I came to see [Fm] him to listen for a [Ab] while.
[Bbm]
And [Eb] there he was.
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] Stranger to my.
_ [Fm] _ [Bbm] With this.
_ _ [Eb]
Saying my life. _ _ _ [Fm] _ With [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ this.
[Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] With [F] _ _ this.
_ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ He [Eb] found my.
_ [Fm] Ready.
_ _ _ [Bbm] Not.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] But he [C] just [D] kept. My.
_ [Fm] _ [Bbm] With.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ And.
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] With [Db] this.
With this.
His [Ab] words.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] [F] Softly.
With this. _ _ [A] With this. He's.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] And [Fm] all my.
_ _ [Bbm] _ Then he looked.
[E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] He [Eb] just kept.
_ _ [Cm] _ Singing.
In clear and [Fm] strong.
_ [Bbm] Singing.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with this. _
[Eb] So.
_ _ [Db] _ My.
[Ab] _
[Db] His [Gb] words.
_ Softly.
[F] With this. So.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
He [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] was.
_ With this.
[Db] _ [Eb] Saying my [Ab] life.
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
With this. Softly.
[Bb] With this. So. [Eb] So. _ _
[Db] _ My.
[Ab] _ His [Db] [F] words.
So. _ _ _ _ _
So anyway.
After the foodies.
Kick this [Bbm] into the [G] 21st century.
They didn't just take it.
And they kicked it.
_ Real hard.
We decided to go somewhere else with it.
I am a graduate of Howard [C] University [Fm] School of Music.
And so I knew I could find something else to do with that.
One of [Bbm] my favorite places in the [G] world is.
_ [C] And if you can get past all of those hard bodies.
[G] _ _
That you find the minute you get off the plane in Rio.
You know, the beaches right there.
They know how to pull you in.
And all you see are the most gorgeous.
Most gorgeous men.
_ And women.
But gorgeous men.
Down.
Okay.
And bronze and shining.
And just. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [G] Young and lovely. _ _
_ [Bbm] So.
[G] Hi.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Anyway.
You have to run past [Fm] Rio de Janeiro to get to the place that I [G] love.
It's [Db] the place where the samba.
[G] Band school schools.
The schools of samba bands are created.
_ In by year.
This music is really getting to me.
Check out the band. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And I have a little bird call or something. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I love [Bbm] it.
[F] By year it's full of sensuality.
_ _ Anyway. _ _
_ _ _ _ All of this to get you ready for the song.
I want you to sing [G] it.
I'm going to do it first.
I'm going to sing it first.
And then you'll sing it back to me.
Right?
And if [Gb] you don't get it, you'll stay after school.
[F] _ And we will practice.
Okay?
This lady's ready.
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ Ready?
[Bbm] _ [G] _
_ _ You sing.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You [F] sing.
_ _ [Bbm] [F] You sing.
You _ [G] sing.
You sing. _
[Fm] You sing.
You sing.
_ [F] _ [Db] You [G] sing.
_ _ _ Watch. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ This [Gb] is [G] difficult.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ I'm going to give you the last word.
Me first.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _