Em                        Am7       D7                       G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em                     Am7                      D         C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F7             E
Killing me softly,  with his song

Am7            D
    I heard he sang the good song
G              C
    I heard he had a style
Am7           D
    And so I came to see him
        Em
    And listen for a while
Am7              D7
    And there he was a young boy
G             B7
   A stranger to my eyes

Em                        Am7       D7                       G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em                     Am7                      D         C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F                E
Killing me softly,  with his song

Am7            D
    I felt all flushed with fever
G               C
    Embarrassed by the crowd
Am7           D
    I felt he found my letters
        Em
    And read each one out loud
Am7               D7
    I prayed that he would finish
G               B7
    But he just kept right on

Em                        Am7       D7                       G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em                     Am7                      D         C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F                E
Killing me softly,  with his song

Am7            D
    He sang as if knew me
G              C
    In all my dark despair
Am7              D
    And then he looked right through me
   Em
As if I wasn't there
Am7             D7
    And he just kept on singing
G             B7
    Singing clear and strong

Em                        Am7       D7                       G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em                     Am7                      D         C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F                E
Killing me softly,  with his song

( Em  Am7 D7 G )
( Em  Am7  D7 C7 )
(  G  C7 F  E4 )

Em                        Am7       D7                       G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em                     Am7                      D         C
Killing me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F                E
Killing me softly,  with his song