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Aminor

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[Verse]
AmI heard he Dsang a good song, GI heard he Chad a style
AmAnd so I Dcame to see him, Emto listen for a while
AmAnd there he Dwas, this young boy, Ga stranger to my B7eyes
[Chorus]
EmStrumming my pain with his Amfingers
DSinging my life with his Gwords
EmKilling me softly with his Asong
DKilling me softly with his sCong
GTelling my whole life with Chis words
FKilling me softly with his soEngF  E  F  E  F  E  F  E  
[Verse]
AmI felt all fDlushed with fever, Gembarrassed Cby the crowd
AmI felt he'd Dfound my letters and Emread each one out loud
AmI prayed that Dhe would finish, but Ghe just kept riB7ght on
[Chorus]
EmStrumming my pain with his Amfingers
DSinging my life with his Gwords
EmKilling me softly with his Asong
DKilling me softly with his sCong
GTelling my whole life with Chis words
FKilling me softly with his sCong
[Bridge]
EmLa la la la la laaa laa la Ala la la
DLa la la la la laaa laa lGa la la la
EmLa la la la la laaa laa la Ala la la
DLa la la la la laaa laa la lCa la la
GLa la la la la laaa laa la Cla la la
FLa la la la la Hey yay Hey Eya FheEy yFaE  F  E  F  E  
[Chorus]
EmStrumming my pain with his Amfingers
DSinging my life with his Gwords
EmKilling me softly with his Asong
DKilling me softly with his sCong
GTelling my whole life with Chis words
FKilling me with his EsoFngE  F  E  F  E  F  E  

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Killing Me Softly

by Scary Pockets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

Am D G C

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style

Am D Em

And so I came to see him, to listen for a while

Am D G B7

And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes

[Chorus]

Em Am

Strumming my pain with his fingers

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

F E F E F E F E F E

Killing me softly with his song

[Verse]

Am D G C

I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd

Am D Em

I felt he'd found my letters and read each one out loud

Am D G B7

I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on

[Chorus]

Em Am

Strumming my pain with his fingers

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

F C

Killing me softly with his song

[Bridge]

Em A

La la la la la laaa laa la la la la

D G

La la la la la laaa laa la la la la

Em A

La la la la la laaa laa la la la la

D C

La la la la la laaa laa la la la la

G C

La la la la la laaa laa la la la la

F E F E F E F E F E

La la la la la Hey yay Hey ya hey ya

[Chorus]

Em Am

Strumming my pain with his fingers

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

F E F E F E F E F E

Killing me with his song

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