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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Shirley Bassey - Killing me softly chords
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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
Key:  
Ab
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Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
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Learn the basic chords of Shirley Bassey - Killing Me Softly With His Song chords, with this master sequence: Fm, Bbm, Eb, Ab, Fm, Db, Ab, Gb, Ab, C and Fm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 57 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 116. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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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 _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox.

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