Am                          Dm
Strumming my pain with her fingers
G                        C
Singing my life with her words
Am                     Dm
Killing me softly with her song
            G          F
Killing me softly with her song
            C               F
Telling my whole life with her words
            A#
Killing me softly
          Am
With her song

Dm          G
I heard she sang a good song
C           F
I heard she had a style
Dm       G
And so i came to see her
Am
And listen for a while
Dm            G7
And there she was this young girl
C             E7
A stranger to my eyes

Am                          Dm
Strumming my pain with her fingers
G                        C
Singing my life with her words
Am                     Dm
Killing me softly with her song
            G          F
Killing me softly with her song
            C               F
Telling my whole life with her words
            A#
Killing me softly
          Am
With her song

Dm          G
I felt all flushed with fever
C           F
Embarrassed by the crowd
Dm        G
I felt she found my letters
Am
And read each one out loud
Dm            G7
I prayed that she would finish
C                 E7
But she just kept right on

Am                          Dm
Strumming my pain with her fingers
G                        C
Singing my life with her words
Am                     Dm
Killing me softly with her song
            G          F
Killing me softly with her song
            C               F
Telling my whole life with her words
            A#
Killing me softly
          Am
With her song

Dm         G
She sang as if she knew me
C         F
In all my dark despair
Dm          G
And then she looked right through me
Am
As if i wasn't there
Dm           G7
But she was there with a stranger
C              E7
Singing clear and strong

Am                          Dm
Strumming my pain with her fingers
G                        C
Singing my life with her words
Am                     Dm
Killing me softly with her song
            G          F
Killing me softly with her song
            C               F
Telling my whole life with her words
            A#
Killing me softly
          Am
With her song

Am                          Dm
Strumming my pain with her fingers
G                        C
Singing my life with her words
Am                     Dm
Killing me softly with her song
            G          F
Killing me softly with her song
            C               F
Telling my whole life with her words
            A#
Killing me softly
          Am
With her song