Em0                        Am1
0Strumming my pain with his fingers,

   D2                     G3
1Singing my life with his words.

   Em4                      A5
2Killing me softly with his song,

             D6          C7
3Killing me softly with his song;

              G8          C9
4telling my whole life, with his words,

           Fmaj710               E11
5Killing me softly -- with his song.

6

7Verse:

Am712         D13
8I heard he sang a good song,

G14             C15
9I heard he had a style,

Am716       D17                    Em18        Em719
10And so I went to see him and listen for awhile.

Am720           D21
11And there he was this young boy

G22           B723
A24 stranger to my eyes.
12

13Chorus:

  Em25                        Am26
14Strumming my pain with his fingers,

   D27                     G28
15Singing my life with his words.

   Em29                      A30
16Killing me softly with his song,

             D31          C32
17Killing me softly with his song;

              G33          C34
18telling my whole life, with his words,

           Fmaj735               E36
19Killing me softly -- with his song.

20

21Verse:

Am737        D38
22I felt all flushed with fever,

G39           C40
23Embarassed by the crowd.

Am741         D42
24I felt he found my letters,

Em43                    Em744
25And read each one out loud.

Am745           D46
26I prayed that he would finish,

G47             B748
27But he just kept right on.

28

29Chorus:

  Em49                        Am50
30Strumming my pain with his fingers,

   D51                     G52
31Singing my life with his words.

   Em53                      A54
32Killing me softly with his song,

             D55          C56
33Killing me softly with his song;

              G57          C58
34telling my whole life, with his words,

           Fmaj759               E60
35Killing me softly -- with his song.

36

37Verse:

Am761        D62
38He sang as if he knew me,

G63           C64
39In all my dark despair.

Am765            D66
40And then he looked right through me,

Em67             Em768
41As if I wasn't there.

Am769      D70
42He just kept right on,

G71         B772
43Singin' clear and strong.

44

45Chorus:

  Em73                        Am74
46Strumming my pain with his fingers,

   D75                     G76
47Singing my life with his words.

   Em77                      A78
48Killing me softly with his song,

             D79          C80
49Killing me softly with his song;

              G81          C82
50telling my whole life, with his words,

           Fmaj783               E84
51Killing me softly -- with his song.

52

53

Em85      Am86              D87        G88
54Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh

Em89              A90
55La la la la la  la,

D91       C92        G93      C94    F95    E96
56Woh la,  woh la, la la la la.

57

58Chorus:

  Em97                        Am98
59Strumming my pain with his fingers,

   D99                     G100
60Singing my life with his words.

   Em101                      A102
61Killing me softly with his song,

             D103          C104
62Killing me softly with his song;

              G105          C106
63telling my whole life, with his words,

           Fmaj7107               E108
64Killing me softly -- with his song.