Chords for Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Official Audio)
Tempo:
60.2 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
Fm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] He's drumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his words,
[F] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, [Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words, killing [C] me softly [Gb] with [F] his song.
[Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Bbm]
I [Eb] heard he sang a good [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he had a [Bb] style,
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him to listen for a [C] while,
[Bbm]
[Eb] and there he was, this [Ab] young boy, a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song.
[Bbm] I [Eb] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever, [Db] embarrassed by [Bbm] the crowd,
I [Eb] felt he found my [Fm] letters, read each one out loud,
[Bbm] I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish, but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb]
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 with [F] his song.
[Bb]
[Bbm] He [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me, in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair,
[Eb] and then he looked right through [Fm] me as if I wasn't there,
[Bbm]
and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing, [C] singing clear and [Fm] strong,
he's drumming my bed with [Bbm] his fingers, [Eb] singing [G] my life with [Ab] his words,
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song,
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song.
[Fm] [Bbm] He's [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] [Fm]
[Bbm] drumming my bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Gb] words, killing me softly with his song.
[F]
[Fm] He was drumming my bed, [Bbm] [Eb] yeah, he was singing [Ab] my life,
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song, [Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song.
[F] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, [Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words, killing [C] me softly [Gb] with [F] his song.
[Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Bbm]
I [Eb] heard he sang a good [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he had a [Bb] style,
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him to listen for a [C] while,
[Bbm]
[Eb] and there he was, this [Ab] young boy, a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song.
[Bbm] I [Eb] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever, [Db] embarrassed by [Bbm] the crowd,
I [Eb] felt he found my [Fm] letters, read each one out loud,
[Bbm] I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish, but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb]
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 with [F] his song.
[Bb]
[Bbm] He [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me, in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair,
[Eb] and then he looked right through [Fm] me as if I wasn't there,
[Bbm]
and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing, [C] singing clear and [Fm] strong,
he's drumming my bed with [Bbm] his fingers, [Eb] singing [G] my life with [Ab] his words,
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song,
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song.
[Fm] [Bbm] He's [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] [Fm]
[Bbm] drumming my bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Gb] words, killing me softly with his song.
[F]
[Fm] He was drumming my bed, [Bbm] [Eb] yeah, he was singing [Ab] my life,
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song, [Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Db
Fm
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Db
[Fm] He's drumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his words,
[F] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, [Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words, killing [C] me softly [Gb] with [F] his song.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
I [Eb] heard he sang a good [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he had a [Bb] style,
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him to listen for a [C] while,
[Bbm]
[Eb] and there he was, this [Ab] young boy, a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song.
_ _ [Bbm] I [Eb] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever, [Db] embarrassed by [Bbm] the crowd,
I [Eb] felt he found my [Fm] letters, read each one out loud,
[Bbm] I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish, but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb]
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 with [F] his song.
_ _ _ [Bb]
[Bbm] He [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me, in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair,
[Eb] and then he looked right through [Fm] me as if I wasn't there,
[Bbm]
and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing, [C] singing clear and [Fm] strong,
he's drumming my bed with [Bbm] his fingers, [Eb] singing [G] my life with [Ab] his words,
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song,
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] He's [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bbm] drumming my bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Gb] words, killing me softly with his song.
[F] _ _
[Fm] He was drumming my bed, [Bbm] [Eb] yeah, he was singing [Ab] my life,
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song, [Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, [Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words, killing [C] me softly [Gb] with [F] his song.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
I [Eb] heard he sang a good [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he had a [Bb] style,
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him to listen for a [C] while,
[Bbm]
[Eb] and there he was, this [Ab] young boy, a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song.
_ _ [Bbm] I [Eb] felt all flushed with [Ab] fever, [Db] embarrassed by [Bbm] the crowd,
I [Eb] felt he found my [Fm] letters, read each one out loud,
[Bbm] I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish, but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on,
he's drumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers, [Eb]
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 with [F] his song.
_ _ _ [Bb]
[Bbm] He [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me, in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair,
[Eb] and then he looked right through [Fm] me as if I wasn't there,
[Bbm]
and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing, [C] singing clear and [Fm] strong,
he's drumming my bed with [Bbm] his fingers, [Eb] singing [G] my life with [Ab] his words,
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song,
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] He's [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bbm] drumming my bed with his fingers, [Eb] 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 [Gb] words, killing me softly with his song.
[F] _ _
[Fm] He was drumming my bed, [Bbm] [Eb] yeah, he was singing [Ab] my life,
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song, [Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song,
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _