Killing Me Softly With Her Song Chords by Perry Como
Tempo:
102.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#m
G#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G#m] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[G#m] [C#]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[G#]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] I
[C#m] heard [F#] she sang a good song [B] I heard [E] she had a style
[C#m] And so [F#] I came to see [G] her [G#m] To listen for a while
[C#m] And there she [F#] was, this young girl [B] A stranger [D#] to my eyes
[G#m] Strumming my pain with her [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with her [B] words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song
Telling [B] my whole life with her [E] words Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
I
[D#] [C#m] felt all flushed with fever [B] [E] Embarrassed by the crowd
[C#m] I felt [F#] she found my leathers [G#m] And read each one aloud
[C#m] I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish But she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her [G#m] [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her words
[G#m] Killing me softly with [C#] her song Killing [F#] me softly [E] with her song
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words [B] Killing [E] me [A] softly with [G#] her song
She
[C#m] sang as [F#] if she knew me [B] In all my [E] dark despair
[C#m] And then she [F#] looked right through me [G#m] As if I wasn't there
[C#m] But she [F#] was there, this [B] stranger Singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [F#] [G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
[F#] [B]
[G#m] [C#]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[G#]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] I
[C#m] heard [F#] she sang a good song [B] I heard [E] she had a style
[C#m] And so [F#] I came to see [G] her [G#m] To listen for a while
[C#m] And there she [F#] was, this young girl [B] A stranger [D#] to my eyes
[G#m] Strumming my pain with her [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with her [B] words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song
Telling [B] my whole life with her [E] words Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
I
[D#] [C#m] felt all flushed with fever [B] [E] Embarrassed by the crowd
[C#m] I felt [F#] she found my leathers [G#m] And read each one aloud
[C#m] I [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish But she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her [G#m] [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her words
[G#m] Killing me softly with [C#] her song Killing [F#] me softly [E] with her song
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words [B] Killing [E] me [A] softly with [G#] her song
She
[C#m] sang as [F#] if she knew me [B] In all my [E] dark despair
[C#m] And then she [F#] looked right through me [G#m] As if I wasn't there
[C#m] But she [F#] was there, this [B] stranger Singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song
Telling [B] my whole life with [E] her words Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [F#] [G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] Killing [A] me softly with [G#] her song
Key:
F#
B
C#m
G#m
E
F#
B
C#m
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[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] I _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ heard [F#] she sang a good song [B] _ _ I heard [E] she had a style
[C#m] And _ so [F#] I came to see [G] her [G#m] _ To listen for a while _ _
[C#m] _ And there she [F#] was, this young girl [B] _ A stranger [D#] to my eyes
[G#m] Strumming my pain with her [C#m] fingers _ [F#] Singing my life with her [B] words _ _
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song
Telling [B] my whole life with her [E] words Killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song
_ I _ _ _
[D#] _ [C#m] _ felt all flushed with fever [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Embarrassed by the crowd
[C#m] _ I felt [F#] she found my leathers [G#m] _ And read each one aloud _
[C#m] I _ _ [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish But she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ [G#m] [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her _ words
[G#m] Killing me softly with [C#] her song Killing [F#] me softly _ [E] with her song _
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words [B] Killing [E] me [A] softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song
She _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ sang as [F#] if she knew me [B] _ In all my [E] dark despair
_ [C#m] _ And then she [F#] looked right through me [G#m] _ As if I wasn't there
[C#m] But she [F#] was there, this [B] stranger _ _ Singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her _ words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song
Telling [B] my whole _ life with [E] her words Killing [A] me softly _ with _ _ [G#] her song _ _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] I _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ heard [F#] she sang a good song [B] _ _ I heard [E] she had a style
[C#m] And _ so [F#] I came to see [G] her [G#m] _ To listen for a while _ _
[C#m] _ And there she [F#] was, this young girl [B] _ A stranger [D#] to my eyes
[G#m] Strumming my pain with her [C#m] fingers _ [F#] Singing my life with her [B] words _ _
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing me [F#] softly with her [E] song
Telling [B] my whole life with her [E] words Killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song
_ I _ _ _
[D#] _ [C#m] _ felt all flushed with fever [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Embarrassed by the crowd
[C#m] _ I felt [F#] she found my leathers [G#m] _ And read each one aloud _
[C#m] I _ _ [F#] prayed that she would [B] finish But she [D#] just kept right [G#m] on
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ [G#m] [C#m] fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her _ words
[G#m] Killing me softly with [C#] her song Killing [F#] me softly _ [E] with her song _
Telling my [B] whole life with her [E] words [B] Killing [E] me [A] softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song
She _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ sang as [F#] if she knew me [B] _ In all my [E] dark despair
_ [C#m] _ And then she [F#] looked right through me [G#m] _ As if I wasn't there
[C#m] But she [F#] was there, this [B] stranger _ _ Singing [D#] clear and [G#m] strong
Strumming my pain [C#m] with her _ fingers [F#] Singing my life with [B] her _ words
[G#m] Killing me softly [C#] with her song Killing [F#] me softly with [E] her song
Telling [B] my whole _ life with [E] her words Killing [A] me softly _ with _ _ [G#] her song _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ Killing [A] me softly _ _ with _ [G#] her song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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