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


[Chorus]

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 softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words,
           Fmaj7  Fmaj7          E    E
Killing me softly       with his song.


[Verse 2]

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


[Chorus]

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 softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words,
           Fmaj7  Fmaj7          E    E
Killing me softly       with his song.


[Verse 3]

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


[Chorus]

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 softly with his song
           G               C
Telling my whole life with his words,
           Fmaj7  Fmaj7          E    E
Killing me softly       with his song.