Gbm                        Bm
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   E                     A
Singing my life with his words.
   Gbm                      B
Killing me softly with his song,
             E          D
Killing me softly with his song;
              A          D
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Gmaj7               Gb
Killing me softly -- with his song.

Verse:
Bm7         E
I heard he sang a good song,
A             D
I heard he had a style,
Bm7       E                    Gbm        Gbm7
And so I went to see him and listen for awhile.
Bm7           E
And there he was this young boy
A           Db7
A stranger to my eyes.

Chorus:
  Gbm                        Bm
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   E                     A
Singing my life with his words.
   Gbm                      B
Killing me softly with his song,
             E          D
Killing me softly with his song;
              A          D
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Gmaj7               Gb
Killing me softly -- with his song.
 
Verse:
Bm7        E
I felt all flushed with fever,
A           D
Embarassed by the crowd.
Bm7         E
I felt he found my letters,
Gbm                    Gbm7
And read each one out loud.
Bm7           E
I prayed that he would finish,
A             Db7
But he just kept right on.

Chorus:
  Gbm                        Bm
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   E                     A
Singing my life with his words.
   Gbm                      B
Killing me softly with his song,
             E          D
Killing me softly with his song;
              A          D
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Gmaj7               Gb
Killing me softly -- with his song.

Verse:
Bm7        E
He sang as if he knew me,
A           D
In all my dark despair.
Bm7            E
And then he looked right through me,
Gbm             Gbm7
As if I wasn't there.
Bm7      E
He just kept right on,
A         Db7
Singin' clear and strong.

Chorus:
  Gbm                        Bm
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   E                     A
Singing my life with his words.
   Gbm                      B
Killing me softly with his song,
             E          D
Killing me softly with his song;
              A          D
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Gmaj7               Gb
Killing me softly -- with his song.


Gbm      Bm              E        A
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
Gbm              B
La la la la la  la,
E       D        A      D    G    Gb
Woh la,  woh la, la la la la.

Chorus:
  Gbm                        Bm
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
   E                     A
Singing my life with his words.
   Gbm                      B
Killing me softly with his song,
             E          D
Killing me softly with his song;
              A          D
telling my whole life, with his words,
           Gmaj7               Gb
Killing me softly -- with his song.