Killing Me Softly With His Song

Em Am Strumming my pain with his fin-gers, D G Singing my life with his words, Em A Killing me softly with his song, D C Killing me soft-ly with his song, G C Telling my whole life with his words, F E Killing me softly with his song. Link (drum rhythm for 8 bars) Am D I heard he sang a good song, G C I heard he had a smile, Am D And so i came to see him Em And listen for a while. Am D And there he was, this young boy, G B7 A stranger to my eyes. Em Am Strumming my pain with his fin-gers, D G Singing my life with his words, Em A Killing me softly with his song, D C Killing me soft-ly with his song, G C Telling my whole life with his words, F E Killing me softly with his song. Am D G I felt all flushed with fever, C Embarrassed by the crowd, Am D I felt he found a letters Em And read each one out loud. Am D I prayed that he would finish, G B7 But he just kept right on... Em Am Strumming my pain with his fin-gers, D G Singing my life with his words, Em A Killing me softly with his song, D C Killing me soft-ly with his song, G C Telling my whole life with his words, F E Killing me softly with his song. Am D G He sang as if he knew me C In all my dark despair Am D And then he looked right through me Em as if I wasn't there Am D And he just kept on singing G B7 Singing clear and strong Middle Em Am D G Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh Em A La la la la la la, D C G C F E Woh la, woh la, la la la la. Chorus 4 Em Am Strumming my pain with his fin-gers, D G Singing my life with his words, Em A Killing me softly with his song, D C Killing me soft-ly with his song, G C Telling my whole life with his words, F E Killing me softly with his song.