Chords for KILLING ME SOFTLY = ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Tempo:
111.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [G]
[D] [Am] [G] [D]
[C]
[B]
[Em] I heard she [A] sang a good song, [D] I heard [G] she had a style
[Em] And so I [A] came to see her [Bm] and listen for a while
[G] And there [A] she was, this young [D] girl, this stranger [F#] to my eyes
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, [A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly with [E] her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling my [D] whole life with [G] her words, killing me [C] softly with [B] her song
I
[Em] felt all [A] flushed with fever, [D] embarrassed [G] by the crowd
[Em] I felt she [A] found my letters [Bm] and read each one aloud
I
[Em] prayed [A] that she would finish, [D] but she [F#] just kept right on
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, [A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly with [G] her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly with her [B] song
She [Em] [G] sang [A] as if she knew [D] me, in all [G] that God despaired
And then [A] she looked right through [Bm] me, as if I wasn't there
[B]
[A] [Em] And she [A] just kept on singing, [D] singing [F#] clear and [Bm] strong
Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers,
[A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly with [B] her song
[Bm] Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, [A] singing my life [D] with her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life with [G] her words, killing [C] me softly with [B] her song
Oh
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [G]
[D] [Am] [G] [D]
[C]
[B]
[Em] I heard she [A] sang a good song, [D] I heard [G] she had a style
[Em] And so I [A] came to see her [Bm] and listen for a while
[G] And there [A] she was, this young [D] girl, this stranger [F#] to my eyes
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, [A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly with [E] her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling my [D] whole life with [G] her words, killing me [C] softly with [B] her song
I
[Em] felt all [A] flushed with fever, [D] embarrassed [G] by the crowd
[Em] I felt she [A] found my letters [Bm] and read each one aloud
I
[Em] prayed [A] that she would finish, [D] but she [F#] just kept right on
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, [A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly with [G] her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly with her [B] song
She [Em] [G] sang [A] as if she knew [D] me, in all [G] that God despaired
And then [A] she looked right through [Bm] me, as if I wasn't there
[B]
[A] [Em] And she [A] just kept on singing, [D] singing [F#] clear and [Bm] strong
Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers,
[A] singing my life with [D] her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly with [B] her song
[Bm] Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, [A] singing my life [D] with her words
[Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life with [G] her words, killing [C] me softly with [B] her song
Oh
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
Em
A
D
G
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] I heard she [A] sang a good song, [D] _ I heard [G] she had a style
[Em] And so I [A] came to see her [Bm] and listen for a while _ _
_ [G] _ And there [A] she was, this young [D] girl, this stranger [F#] to my eyes
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, _ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly with [E] her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling my [D] whole life with [G] her words, killing me [C] softly _ _ _ with [B] her song
_ I _
_ [Em] _ _ felt all [A] flushed with fever, [D] _ _ _ embarrassed [G] by the crowd
[Em] I felt she [A] found my letters [Bm] and read each one aloud
I _
_ [Em] _ _ prayed [A] that she would finish, [D] _ but she [F#] just kept right on
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, _ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly with [G] her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ with her [B] _ song
_ _ She _ [Em] _ _ [G] sang [A] as if she knew [D] me, _ in all [G] that God _ despaired
_ And then [A] she looked right through [Bm] me, as if I wasn't there
[B] _
[A] [Em] And _ she [A] just kept on singing, [D] _ _ singing [F#] clear and [Bm] strong
Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, _
_ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ with [B] her song _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, _ [A] singing my life [D] with her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life with [G] her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ _ with [B] her song
_ Oh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] I heard she [A] sang a good song, [D] _ I heard [G] she had a style
[Em] And so I [A] came to see her [Bm] and listen for a while _ _
_ [G] _ And there [A] she was, this young [D] girl, this stranger [F#] to my eyes
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, _ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly with [E] her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling my [D] whole life with [G] her words, killing me [C] softly _ _ _ with [B] her song
_ I _
_ [Em] _ _ felt all [A] flushed with fever, [D] _ _ _ embarrassed [G] by the crowd
[Em] I felt she [A] found my letters [Bm] and read each one aloud
I _
_ [Em] _ _ prayed [A] that she would finish, [D] _ but she [F#] just kept right on
[Bm] Strumming my fade with [Em] her fingers, _ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly with [G] her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ with her [B] _ song
_ _ She _ [Em] _ _ [G] sang [A] as if she knew [D] me, _ in all [G] that God _ despaired
_ And then [A] she looked right through [Bm] me, as if I wasn't there
[B] _
[A] [Em] And _ she [A] just kept on singing, [D] _ _ singing [F#] clear and [Bm] strong
Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, _
_ [A] singing my life with [D] her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life [G] with her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ with [B] her song _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Strumming my fade [Em] with her fingers, _ [A] singing my life [D] with her words
_ [Bm] Killing me softly [E] with her song, killing [A] me softly _ [G] with her song
Telling [D] my whole life with [G] her words, killing [C] me softly _ _ _ with [B] her song
_ Oh _
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