{"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":1943841,"song":"Killing Me Softly With His Song","artist":"Roberta Flack","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1943841-killing-me-softly-with-his-song-chords-by-roberta-flack/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1943841?type=chord","rating":4.8164,"votes":41,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C6[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7b5[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly,  with his song.      [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]                                      \r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                       \r\nI heard he sang a good song.    [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                       \r\nI heard he had a style.      [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                     \r\nAnd so I came to see him,     [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                             \r\nand listen for a while.          [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]                    \r\nAnd there he was a young boy        [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\na stranger to my eyes.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C6[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7b5[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly,  with his song. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]   \r\nI felt all flushed with fever [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nembarrassed by the crowd.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]   \r\nI 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\nI prayed that he would finish[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nbut he just kept right on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C6[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7b5[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly,  with his song. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]   \r\nHe sang as if knew me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nin all my dark despair.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]   \r\nAnd 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\nAnd he just kept on singing [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nsining clear and strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nStrumming my pain with my fingers.  singing my life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly with his song.  Killing me softly with his song.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C6[/ch]\r\nTelling my whole life with his words.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7b5[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKilling me softly,  with his song. [/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]                                      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Em","Am","D7","Gmaj7","A7","D","C","G","C6","Fmaj7b5","E","Am7","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"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]},"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]}}}