Chords for Fugees - Killing Me Softly (Lyrics)

Tempo:
92.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fugees - Killing Me Softly (Lyrics) chords
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[Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers
[D] Singing my life with [G] his words
[Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing [D] me softly [C] with his song
Telling [G] my whole life [Am] with his words
Killing [F] me softly with [E] his song
[C] [Abm]
[B] [Bb]
[D] [C] [D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Ab]
[N] I heard he sang a good song
I heard that style
And so I came to see him
And listen for a while
And there he was, this young boy
Stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
[Dm]
[N] Singing my life with his words
[G]
Killing me softly with [D] his song
Killing me softly [Bm] with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life with [Am] his words
Killing me softly [Gb] [F] with [E] his song
I [N]
felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letter
And read each word out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers
[D] Singing my life [G] with his words
[Em] Killing me softly with his [Am] song
Killing [D] me softly with [Ab] his song
[G] Telling my whole life with his [D] [C] words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E] song
[Em] Take me to the bridge
[D]
[C] [Bm] Strumming [Am]
[D] [C]
[Bm] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [Dbm] [D] [N]
my pain with his fingers
Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
[Cm] Telling my whole [C] life with his words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E] song
[F]
[N]
[D] [G]
[Cm]
[G] Strumming my [C] pain
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To start learning Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Em, Am, D, C, Bm and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Major.

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[Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers _
[D] Singing my life with [G] his _ words
[Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing [D] me softly _ [C] with his song
Telling [G] my whole life [Am] with his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [E] his _ _ song
[C] _ _ [Abm] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[N] I heard he sang a good song
_ I heard that style
_ And so I came to see him
And listen for a while _
And _ there he was, this young boy
_ Stranger to my eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
[Dm] _ _
[N] Singing my life with his words
[G] _
Killing me softly with [D] his song
Killing me softly _ [Bm] with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life with [Am] his words
Killing me softly [Gb] _ _ _ [F] with [E] his song
_ I [N] _ _ _
_ _ felt all flushed with fever
_ _ Embarrassed by the crowd
_ I felt he found my letter
And read each word out loud _ _
_ I prayed that he would finish
_ But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers _ _
[D] Singing my life [G] with his words _ _
[Em] Killing me softly with his [Am] song
Killing [D] me softly with [Ab] his song
[G] Telling my whole life with his [D] [C] words
Killing me [F] softly _ _ _ with his [E] _ _ song
[Em] _ Take me to the bridge _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] Strumming _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ [N] _ _ _
my pain with his fingers
Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words _
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly _ with [C] his song
[Cm] Telling my whole [C] life with his words
Killing me [F] softly _ _ with his [E] song
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Strumming my [C] pain _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox.

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