Chords for Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel - Killing Me Softly (as performed by Roberta Flack)
Tempo:
106.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Strong in my pain with his [Bbm] fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with words.
[Eb] [Fm] Killing me softly with [Bb] his song, killing me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with [Db] his words, killing me [Gb] softly with his [F] song.
[Fm]
How are you guys [Eb] doing tonight?
Do you know where I live?
[G] [Fm]
[Ebm] I [Eb]
[Bbm]
heard he sang another [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he asked.
[Bbm] So I [Eb] came singing, [Fm] cause it didn't go right.
[Cm] [Bbm] There he [G] was, this young [Ab] boy, I screamed [C] it through my eyes.
[Fm] Strong in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song.
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] so crushed with fever, I'm [Db] burnt with fire.
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] he found my letters, [Fm] the red ink on my [G] [Bbm] brain.
[Ab]
[C] [Fm]
[Bbm] Strong in my pain with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with his [F] song.
[Bbm] He sang [Eb] as if he knew [Ab] me, he knew [Db] me from the beginning.
[Bbm] And then [Eb] he looked right through [Fm] me, as if I wasn't there.
[Bbm] And he just [Eb] kept on singing, [Ab] singing [C] clear and strong.
Strong [Fm] in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with his words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with his [F] song.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] Telling my whole [Eb] life
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
with
[Fm] his [Bbm] fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with [Fm] his words.
Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing me [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] softly [Gb]
with [F] his song.
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Gb]
[F]
[N]
[Eb] [Fm] Killing me softly with [Bb] his song, killing me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with [Db] his words, killing me [Gb] softly with his [F] song.
[Fm]
How are you guys [Eb] doing tonight?
Do you know where I live?
[G] [Fm]
[Ebm] I [Eb]
[Bbm]
heard he sang another [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he asked.
[Bbm] So I [Eb] came singing, [Fm] cause it didn't go right.
[Cm] [Bbm] There he [G] was, this young [Ab] boy, I screamed [C] it through my eyes.
[Fm] Strong in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with [F] his song.
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] so crushed with fever, I'm [Db] burnt with fire.
[Bbm] I felt [Eb] he found my letters, [Fm] the red ink on my [G] [Bbm] brain.
[Ab]
[C] [Fm]
[Bbm] Strong in my pain with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with his [F] song.
[Bbm] He sang [Eb] as if he knew [Ab] me, he knew [Db] me from the beginning.
[Bbm] And then [Eb] he looked right through [Fm] me, as if I wasn't there.
[Bbm] And he just [Eb] kept on singing, [Ab] singing [C] clear and strong.
Strong [Fm] in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with his words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly with his [F] song.
[F] [Fm]
[Db] Telling my whole [Eb] life
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
with
[Fm] his [Bbm] fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with [Fm] his words.
Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing me [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] softly [Gb]
with [F] his song.
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Gb]
[F]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Eb
Ab
Fm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strong in my pain with his [Bbm] fingers, _ _ _ [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with words.
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] Killing me softly with [Bb] his song, killing me softly _ with [Db] his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life _ with [Db] his words, killing me [Gb] softly _ _ _ _ with his [F] _ song. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
How are you guys [Eb] doing tonight?
_ Do you know where I live? _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ I _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
heard he sang another _ [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he asked.
_ [Bbm] _ _ So I [Eb] came singing, [Fm] cause it didn't go right.
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ There he [G] was, this young [Ab] boy, I screamed [C] it through my eyes.
[Fm] Strong in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, _ _ [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly _ [Db] with his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ with [F] his song. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ I felt [Eb] so crushed with fever, _ _ I'm [Db] burnt with fire.
_ _ [Bbm] _ I felt [Eb] he found my letters, [Fm] the red ink on my _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ brain.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Strong in my pain with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] _ _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ _ with his [F] _ song. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ He sang [Eb] as if he knew _ [Ab] me, he knew [Db] me from the beginning.
[Bbm] _ And then [Eb] he looked right through [Fm] me, as if I wasn't there.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ And he just [Eb] kept on singing, [Ab] _ _ singing [C] clear and strong.
Strong [Fm] _ in my pain [Bbm] _ _ with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with his _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ _ with his [F] song. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ Telling my whole [Eb] life _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ with _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ his [Bbm] fingers, _ _ [Eb] singing my life [Ab] _ with [Fm] his words.
Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing me [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] softly _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ with [F] his song. _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strong in my pain with his [Bbm] fingers, _ _ _ [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with words.
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] Killing me softly with [Bb] his song, killing me softly _ with [Db] his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life _ with [Db] his words, killing me [Gb] softly _ _ _ _ with his [F] _ song. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
How are you guys [Eb] doing tonight?
_ Do you know where I live? _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ I _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
heard he sang another _ [Ab] song, I [Db] heard he asked.
_ [Bbm] _ _ So I [Eb] came singing, [Fm] cause it didn't go right.
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ There he [G] was, this young [Ab] boy, I screamed [C] it through my eyes.
[Fm] Strong in my pain [Bbm] with his fingers, _ _ [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] his _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly _ [Db] with his song.
Telling [Ab] my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ with [F] his song. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ I felt [Eb] so crushed with fever, _ _ I'm [Db] burnt with fire.
_ _ [Bbm] _ I felt [Eb] he found my letters, [Fm] the red ink on my _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ brain.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Strong in my pain with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life with [Ab] _ _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly with [Db] his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ _ with his [F] _ song. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ He sang [Eb] as if he knew _ [Ab] me, he knew [Db] me from the beginning.
[Bbm] _ And then [Eb] he looked right through [Fm] me, as if I wasn't there.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ And he just [Eb] kept on singing, [Ab] _ _ singing [C] clear and strong.
Strong [Fm] _ in my pain [Bbm] _ _ with his fingers, [Eb] singing my life [Ab] with his _ words.
[Fm] Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song.
Telling my whole life with his words, killing [Gb] me softly _ _ _ with his [F] song. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ Telling my whole [Eb] life _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ with _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ his [Bbm] fingers, _ _ [Eb] singing my life [Ab] _ with [Fm] his words.
Killing me softly [Bb] with his song, killing me [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] softly _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ with [F] his song. _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _