Killing me softly (Bossa nova cover) Chords
Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
Bm
A
G#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Bm] I heard [E] he sang a good song I [C#] heard he had a style
to see [A] him To listen [D#] for a [Gm] while
[E] this young boy [B] Stranger to my [F#m] eyes
fingers [D] Singing my life [C#] with his words
[G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly [Bm] with his song
words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
I [Bm] felt [E] all flushed with fever [A] [D] Embarrassed by the crowd
my letters [F#m] And read each [F#] one of them loud
to see [A] him To listen [D#] for a [Gm] while
[E] this young boy [B] Stranger to my [F#m] eyes
fingers [D] Singing my life [C#] with his words
[G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly [Bm] with his song
words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
I [Bm] felt [E] all flushed with fever [A] [D] Embarrassed by the crowd
my letters [F#m] And read each [F#] one of them loud
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Bm
A
G#
C#m
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] I heard [E] he sang a good song I [C#] heard he had a style
[Bm] _ And so [E] I came to see [A] him To listen [D#] for a [Gm] while
_ [Bm] _ _ There [G#] he was, [E] this young boy _ _ [B] Stranger to my [F#m] eyes
Strumming my playing [Bm] with his fingers _ [D] Singing my life [C#] with his words
_ [E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _ _
I [Bm] _ _ felt [E] all flushed with fever [A] _ _ _ [D] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] _ I felt [E] he found my letters [F#m] And read each [F#] one of them loud
[Bm] _ I prayed [E] that he would [C#m] finish But he [C#] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my playing with [Bm] his fingers _ [E] Singing my life [A] with his words
_ [C#m] Killing me softly [D#] with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _
He _ [Bm] _ _ sang [E] as if he knew [A] me _ In all [F#] my [D] dark despair
[Bm] And then [E] he looked right through me [F#m] As if I [F#] wasn't there
[B] _ And he [E] just kept on singing [C#m] _ _ Singing [B] clear and [F#m] strong
Strumming my playing [Bm] with his _ fingers [E] Singing my life [C#] with his _
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [D] softly [D#] with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [B] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ _ with [B] his song
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#m] Strumming my playing [Bm] _ _
Oh, he [E] was singing [A] my song
_ _ [C#m] Killing me softly [D#] with his [G#] words Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] I heard [E] he sang a good song I [C#] heard he had a style
[Bm] _ And so [E] I came to see [A] him To listen [D#] for a [Gm] while
_ [Bm] _ _ There [G#] he was, [E] this young boy _ _ [B] Stranger to my [F#m] eyes
Strumming my playing [Bm] with his fingers _ [D] Singing my life [C#] with his words
_ [E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _ _
I [Bm] _ _ felt [E] all flushed with fever [A] _ _ _ [D] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] _ I felt [E] he found my letters [F#m] And read each [F#] one of them loud
[Bm] _ I prayed [E] that he would [C#m] finish But he [C#] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my playing with [Bm] his fingers _ [E] Singing my life [A] with his words
_ [C#m] Killing me softly [D#] with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _
He _ [Bm] _ _ sang [E] as if he knew [A] me _ In all [F#] my [D] dark despair
[Bm] And then [E] he looked right through me [F#m] As if I [F#] wasn't there
[B] _ And he [E] just kept on singing [C#m] _ _ Singing [B] clear and [F#m] strong
Strumming my playing [Bm] with his _ fingers [E] Singing my life [C#] with his _
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [D] softly [D#] with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [B] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ _ with [B] his song
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#m] Strumming my playing [Bm] _ _
Oh, he [E] was singing [A] my song
_ _ [C#m] Killing me softly [D#] with his [G#] words Killing [C#m] me softly _ [Bm] with his song
Telling [A] my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song _ _ _ _
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