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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[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.
[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
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ _ [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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _