{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":68506,"song":"Killing Me Softly With His Song","artist":"Roberta Flack","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544323-killing-me-softly-with-his-song-chords-by-roberta-flack/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/68506?type=chord","rating":4.94125,"votes":2346,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with his fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging my life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwith his song[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Am7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am7/D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am7/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n             Oooo   -ooo    oooo   -ooo    oooo   -ooo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    I heard he sang a good song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  I heard he had a style[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   And so I came to see him[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nto listen for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n    And there he was, this young boy,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n   a stranger to my eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with his fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging my life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwith his song[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   I felt all flushed with fever,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n     embarrassed by the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   I felt he found my letters[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand read each one out loud[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n   I prayed that he would finish[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n      but he just kept right on[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with his fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging my life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwith his song[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   He sang as if he knew me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   in all my dark despair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    And then he looked right through me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nas if I wasn't there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n   And he just kept on singing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n      Singing clear and strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with his fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging my life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwith his song[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Ooooh oh ohhh[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh oh oh ohhh  oh oh oh ohhh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nLa la la, la la la[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh oh oh  oh oh oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nLa  aaa ah  aaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nLa ah-ah ah-ah aah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with his fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging my life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe was strumming my pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, he was singing my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A/C#[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwith his song[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["Em","Am","D7","G","A/C#","D","C","Fmaj7","E","Am7/D","Am7","B7","Gmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}