Chorus 1
(Em) (Am)
Strumming my pain with [Bis] fin-gers,
(D) (G)
Singing my life with [Bis] words,
(Em) (A)
Killing me softly with [Bis] song,
(D) (C)
Killing me soft-ly with [Bis] song,
(G) (C)
Telling my whole life with [Bis] words,
(F) (E)
Killing me softly with [Bis] song.
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Drum rhythm for 8 bars
Verse 1
(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.
Chorus 2
EmAm
Strumming my pain with [Bis] fin-gers,
DG
Singing my life with [Bis] words,
EmA
Killing me softly with [Bis] song,
DC
Killing me soft-ly with [Bis] song,
GC
Telling my whole life with [Bis] words,
FE
Killing me softl with [Bis] song.
Verse 2
(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...
Chorus 3
As Chorus 2
Middle
EmAmDG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
EmA
La la la la la la,
DCGCFE
Woh la, woh la, la la la la.