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