Chords for John Holt "Killing Me Softly"
Tempo:
141.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Strumming my pain with her [Dm] fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me [C] softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with her [F]
song
Telling my [C] whole life with [F] her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with her [A] song
[Dm] I heard [G] she sang a good [C] song
I heard [F] she had a [Dm] style
And [G] so I came to see [Am] her and listen for a while
[Dm] And there [G] she was, this young girl
[C] A [E] stranger to my [Am] eyes
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with [F] her song
Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
[Bb] Killing me softly with her [A] song
[Dm] I [G] felt all flushed with [C] fever
[F] Embarrassed by the [Dm] crowd
I [G] felt she found my [Am] letters
And read each one out loud
[F] Afraid [G] that she would [C] finish
But she [E] just kept right [Am] on
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling my [C] whole life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
[Dm] She [G] sang as if she [C] knew me
In [F] all my darkened [Dm] fear
And then [G] she looked right through [Am] me
As if I wasn't there
[Dm] But she [G] was there, this stranger
[C] [B] Singing [E] clear and [Am] strong
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
She [Am] was strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her [Am] words
Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
She [Am] was strumming my pain [Dm] with her fingers
[G] Singing my life [C] with her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
[Am] Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am] [D]
[G] [F]
[C] [F] [N]
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me [C] softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with her [F]
song
Telling my [C] whole life with [F] her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with her [A] song
[Dm] I heard [G] she sang a good [C] song
I heard [F] she had a [Dm] style
And [G] so I came to see [Am] her and listen for a while
[Dm] And there [G] she was, this young girl
[C] A [E] stranger to my [Am] eyes
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with [F] her song
Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
[Bb] Killing me softly with her [A] song
[Dm] I [G] felt all flushed with [C] fever
[F] Embarrassed by the [Dm] crowd
I [G] felt she found my [Am] letters
And read each one out loud
[F] Afraid [G] that she would [C] finish
But she [E] just kept right [Am] on
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling my [C] whole life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
[Dm] She [G] sang as if she [C] knew me
In [F] all my darkened [Dm] fear
And then [G] she looked right through [Am] me
As if I wasn't there
[Dm] But she [G] was there, this stranger
[C] [B] Singing [E] clear and [Am] strong
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
She [Am] was strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers
[G] Singing my life with [C] her [Am] words
Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
She [Am] was strumming my pain [Dm] with her fingers
[G] Singing my life [C] with her words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly [F] with her song
[Am] Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly with [A] her song
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am] [D]
[G] [F]
[C] [F] [N]
Key:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
G
C
Am
_ _ Strumming my pain with her [Dm] _ fingers
_ _ _ [G] Singing my life with [C] her _ words
_ _ _ [Am] Killing me [C] softly [D] with her song
_ Killing me [G] softly _ _ _ _ with her [F]
song
_ Telling my [C] whole _ life with [F] her words
Killing _ [Bb] me softly _ _ _ _ _ _ with her [A] song
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ I heard [G] she sang a good [C] song
I heard [F] she had a [Dm] style
_ And [G] so I came to see [Am] her and listen for a while
[Dm] _ _ _ And there [G] she was, this young girl
[C] A [E] stranger to my _ [Am] eyes
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _
_ [G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] _ Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with [F] her song
Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
[Bb] Killing me softly _ _ with her [A] _ song _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ I [G] felt all flushed with [C] fever
_ _ _ [F] Embarrassed by the [Dm] crowd
I [G] felt she found my [Am] letters
And read each one out loud _
[F] _ Afraid [G] that she would [C] finish
But she [E] just kept right [Am] on
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words _
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling my [C] whole life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ She [G] sang as if she [C] knew me
In [F] all my _ darkened [Dm] fear
And then [G] she looked right through [Am] me
As if I wasn't there _ _
[Dm] _ But she [G] was there, this stranger
[C] _ _ [B] Singing [E] clear and [Am] strong
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her _ words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song
_ _ _ She [Am] was strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her _ [Am] words
Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song
_ _ _ She [Am] was strumming my pain [Dm] with her fingers _
[G] Singing my life [C] with her words _
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
[Am] Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her _ _ song _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Singing my life with [C] her _ words
_ _ _ [Am] Killing me [C] softly [D] with her song
_ Killing me [G] softly _ _ _ _ with her [F]
song
_ Telling my [C] whole _ life with [F] her words
Killing _ [Bb] me softly _ _ _ _ _ _ with her [A] song
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ I heard [G] she sang a good [C] song
I heard [F] she had a [Dm] style
_ And [G] so I came to see [Am] her and listen for a while
[Dm] _ _ _ And there [G] she was, this young girl
[C] A [E] stranger to my _ [Am] eyes
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _
_ [G] Singing my life with [C] her words
[Am] _ Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing me [G] softly with [F] her song
Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
[Bb] Killing me softly _ _ with her [A] _ song _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ I [G] felt all flushed with [C] fever
_ _ _ [F] Embarrassed by the [Dm] crowd
I [G] felt she found my [Am] letters
And read each one out loud _
[F] _ Afraid [G] that she would [C] finish
But she [E] just kept right [Am] on
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her words _
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling my [C] whole life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ She [G] sang as if she [C] knew me
In [F] all my _ darkened [Dm] fear
And then [G] she looked right through [Am] me
As if I wasn't there _ _
[Dm] _ But she [G] was there, this stranger
[C] _ _ [B] Singing [E] clear and [Am] strong
Strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her _ words
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song
_ _ _ She [Am] was strumming my pain with [Dm] her fingers _ _
[G] Singing my life with [C] her _ [Am] words
Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
Telling [Am] my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her song
_ _ _ She [Am] was strumming my pain [Dm] with her fingers _
[G] Singing my life [C] with her words _
[Am] Killing me softly [D] with her song
Killing [G] me softly _ [F] with her song
[Am] Telling my whole [C] life [F] with her words
Killing [Bb] me softly _ _ _ with [A] her _ _ song _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _ _