Chords for SUSAN BOYLE ☆ KILLING ME SOFTLY ☆

Tempo:
113.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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SUSAN BOYLE  ☆ KILLING ME SOFTLY ☆ chords
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[Am]
[G] [Dm] [G] [B]
[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers, [D] singing my [G] life with his words.
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly with [C] his song.
Telling my whole [G] life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly with [E] his song.
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] I
[Am] [D] [C]
[D]
heard he had a good [G] song, [C] I heard he had a [Em] style.
[Am] And so [C] I came to see [Em] him and listen for a while.
[Am] And there he was, this young [G] boy, a stranger [B] to my [Em] eyes.
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers, [D] singing my life with [G] his words.
[Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song, killing me [D] softly with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with his [C] words, killing [F] me softly with his [E] song.
I [D]
felt all flushed with [Am] fever, [G]
embarrassed [C] by the [G] crowd.
[Am] I felt he read [D] my letters [Em] and read each one of [G] my wild.
[F#m] [Am] I prayed for him to [G] finish, but he just [B] kept right [Em] on.
Strumming my pain with his [Am] [D] fingers, [Am] [D] singing my life with [G] his words.
[C] [Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song, killing [D] me softly [G] with his [C] song.
Telling [Em] my whole [G] life with his [C] words, killing me [Fm] softly [C] [F] [C] with his [E] song.
[Em] He [Am]
sang as if he [D] knew [G#] [D] me, in [G] all my [C] dark despair.
[Am]
Then he looked [D] right through me [Em] as if I wasn't there.
[Bm] [Am] And there he was, this young [G] boy, singing [B] clear and [Em] strong.
Strumming my pain with his [Am] [D] fingers, [Am] [D] singing my life with his [G] words.
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with his words, killing [F] me softly with [G#] his [E] song.
[Em]
[Am] [D] [G]
[F#] [Em] [G]
[A] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[E]
[Em] Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers, [D] singing my life [G] with his words.
[A] [Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly with his [E] song.
[Em] Strumming my pain [C]
with his [D] fingers, singing my [G] life
[C] [G] with his words.
Killing me softly [Bm] with [A] his song, killing [G] me [D] softly with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing me [F] [C] softly [F] with his [E] song.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Elena J. Lansky, Elena J. Lansky, B Squared Ensemble, B Squared Ensemble, Boris Barshai, Boris Barshai - Killing Me Softly With His Song chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, Am, D, Em, Am, G, B and Em. Ease into the song by practicing at 56 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 113 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers, _ _ [D] singing my [G] life with his _ words.
_ [Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly _ with [C] his song.
Telling my whole [G] life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly _ _ with _ [E] his song.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ I _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
heard he had a good [G] song, [C] I heard he had a [Em] style.
[Am] And so [C] I came to see [Em] him and listen for a while.
_ _ [Am] _ And there he was, this young [G] boy, a stranger [B] to my [Em] eyes.
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers, _ [D] singing my life with [G] his _ words.
[Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song, killing me [D] softly _ with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with his [C] words, killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with his [E] song. _
I _ _ _ [D] _ _
felt all flushed with [Am] fever, [G] _ _
embarrassed [C] by the [G] crowd.
[Am] I felt he read [D] my letters [Em] and read each one of [G] my wild.
[F#m] _ [Am] _ I prayed for him to _ [G] finish, but he just [B] kept right [Em] on.
Strumming my pain with his [Am] [D] fingers, [Am] _ [D] singing my life with [G] his words.
[C] _ [Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song, killing [D] me softly _ [G] with his [C] song.
Telling [Em] my whole [G] life with his [C] words, killing me [Fm] softly [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] with his [E] _ song.
[Em] He _ _ _ [Am] _ _
sang as if he [D] knew [G#] [D] me, in [G] all my [C] dark despair.
_ _ [Am] _
Then he looked [D] right through me [Em] as if I wasn't there.
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ And there he was, this young [G] boy, _ singing [B] clear and [Em] strong.
Strumming my pain with his [Am] [D] fingers, [Am] _ _ [D] singing my life with his [G] _ words.
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly _ with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with his words, killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [G#] his [E] _ song.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers, _ _ [D] singing my life [G] with his _ words.
[A] _ [Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song, killing me [D] softly _ with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly _ _ with his [E] song. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Strumming my pain [C] _
with his [D] fingers, singing my [G] life _
_ [C] [G] with his words.
Killing me softly [Bm] with [A] his song, killing [G] me [D] softly _ with [C] his song.
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing me [F] _ _ [C] softly [F] _ with his [E] song. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Look of Love: The Classic Broadway Love Songs album.

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