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Killing Me Softly

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No Capo Needed
[Chorus]
BmStrumming my pain with her fiEmngers
ASinging my life with her woDrds
BmKilling me softly with heEmr song
Killing me soAftly with her Gsong
Telling my whoDle life with her Gwords
Killing me Csoftly with her sBong
[Verse]
EmI heard she saAng a good song
DI heard she Ghad a style
EmAnd so I came Ato see him to Bmlisten for awhile
EmAnd there she waAs this young girlD, a stranger tF#o my eyes
[Chorus]
BmStrumming my pain with her fiEmngers
ASinging my life with her woDrds
BmKilling me softly with heEmr song
Killing me soAftly with her Gsong
Telling my whoDle life with her Gwords
Killing me Csoftly with her sBong
[Verse]
EmI felt all flushAed with fever 
DEmbarrassed by Gthe crowd
EmI felt she fouAnd my letters and reBmad each out one loud... oh
EmI prayed that she Awould finish Dbut she just keF#pt right on 
[Chorus]
BmStrumming my pain with her fiEmngers
ASinging my life with her woDrds
BmKilling me softly with heEmr song
Killing me soAftly with her Gsong
Telling my whoDle life with her Gwords
Killing me Csoftly with her sBong

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Killing Me Softly

by Joseph Vincent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

No Capo Needed

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Strumming my pain with her fingers

A D

Singing my life with her words

Bm Em

Killing me softly with her song

A G

Killing me softly with her song

D G

Telling my whole life with her words

C B

Killing me softly with her song

[Verse]

Em A

I heard she sang a good song

D G

I heard she had a style

Em A Bm

And so I came to see him to listen for awhile

Em A D F#

And there she was this young girl, a stranger to my eyes

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Strumming my pain with her fingers

A D

Singing my life with her words

Bm Em

Killing me softly with her song

A G

Killing me softly with her song

D G

Telling my whole life with her words

C B

Killing me softly with her song

[Verse]

Em A

I felt all flushed with fever

D G

Embarrassed by the crowd

Em A Bm

I felt she found my letters and read each out one loud... oh

Em A D F#

I prayed that she would finish but she just kept right on

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Strumming my pain with her fingers

A D

Singing my life with her words

Bm Em

Killing me softly with her song

A G

Killing me softly with her song

D G

Telling my whole life with her words

C B

Killing me softly with her song

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