Killing Me Softly with His Song Chords by Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill
Tempo:
93.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers
[D] Singing my life with [G] his words
[Em] Killing me softly with [Am] his song
Killing [D] me softly [C] with his [Cm] song
Telling [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly
[E] With his song
[C]
[Abm] [N] God, here he is
Help me up here
[C] [D] He's got a little [Bm] bass
Sitting [D] up here on the bass
While I'm on this road, I got my girl Elle
[Am] One [D] time, one time
Hey yo Elle, you know you got the [Abm] lyrics
[A] [N] I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had style
And so I came to see him
And listen for a while
And there he was, this young boy
Stranger to my [D] eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his
[G] words
Killing me softly with [Bm] his song
Killing me softly with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with [E] his song
[Abm] [Eb] All flushed with fever
Embarrassed by [N] the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers
Singing my life with his words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing [D] me softly [Bm] with [C] his song
I'm telling my [G] whole life with his words
Killing me softly
[F] with [E] his song
Take you [Em] to the bridge
I said whoa, [Bm] whoa
[E] La la la
[Bm]
[Ab] [D]
[E] [G]
[C] La la
[E] [D] la
[Dbm]
[D] [N] Strumming my [Em] pain with his [B] fingers
[C] Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words
[C] Killing me softly with [A] his song
[C] Killing me softly with his song
I'm telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly [E] with his song
[Em] Strumming my [E] pain with his fingers
[D] Yes, he was singing my [G] life with his words
[C] Killing me softly [D]
[G] [C] with his song
Killing me softly with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly
[Ab] with his song
Your family was [Eb] getting out on you, that's why we gotta be prepared.
Whoever out, [E] we need you.
[D] Singing my life with [G] his words
[Em] Killing me softly with [Am] his song
Killing [D] me softly [C] with his [Cm] song
Telling [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly
[E] With his song
[C]
[Abm] [N] God, here he is
Help me up here
[C] [D] He's got a little [Bm] bass
Sitting [D] up here on the bass
While I'm on this road, I got my girl Elle
[Am] One [D] time, one time
Hey yo Elle, you know you got the [Abm] lyrics
[A] [N] I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had style
And so I came to see him
And listen for a while
And there he was, this young boy
Stranger to my [D] eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his
[G] words
Killing me softly with [Bm] his song
Killing me softly with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with [E] his song
[Abm] [Eb] All flushed with fever
Embarrassed by [N] the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers
Singing my life with his words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing [D] me softly [Bm] with [C] his song
I'm telling my [G] whole life with his words
Killing me softly
[F] with [E] his song
Take you [Em] to the bridge
I said whoa, [Bm] whoa
[E] La la la
[Bm]
[Ab] [D]
[E] [G]
[C] La la
[E] [D] la
[Dbm]
[D] [N] Strumming my [Em] pain with his [B] fingers
[C] Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words
[C] Killing me softly with [A] his song
[C] Killing me softly with his song
I'm telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly [E] with his song
[Em] Strumming my [E] pain with his fingers
[D] Yes, he was singing my [G] life with his words
[C] Killing me softly [D]
[G] [C] with his song
Killing me softly with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly
[Ab] with his song
Your family was [Eb] getting out on you, that's why we gotta be prepared.
Whoever out, [E] we need you.
Key:
C
D
G
E
Em
C
D
G
[Em] Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers _ _
[D] Singing my life with [G] his words _
[Em] Killing me softly with [Am] his song
Killing [D] me softly _ [C] with his [Cm] song
Telling [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ With his song
_ _ [C] _ _
[Abm] [N] God, _ here he is
_ Help me up here
_ [C] [D] He's got a little [Bm] bass
Sitting [D] up here on the bass
While I'm on this road, I got my girl Elle
[Am] One [D] time, one time
Hey yo Elle, you know you got the [Abm] lyrics _
[A] _ [N] I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had style
_ And so I came to see him
And listen for a while _
_ _ _ And there he was, this young boy
_ Stranger to my [D] _ eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
_ Singing my life with his _ _
[G] words
Killing me softly with [Bm] his song
Killing me softly _ with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life _ with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [E] his song _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ All flushed with fever
_ _ _ Embarrassed by [N] the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
_ _ _ I prayed that he would finish
_ But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers
_ Singing my life with his words
_ [Em] _ Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing [D] me softly _ [Bm] with [C] his song
I'm telling my [G] whole life with his words
Killing me softly _ _
[F] _ with [E] his _ song _
_ Take you [Em] to the bridge
I said whoa, _ _ _ _ [Bm] whoa _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] La la la
[Bm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
[C] La _ la _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] [D] la
[Dbm] _
[D] _ _ [N] _ _ _ Strumming my [Em] pain with his [B] fingers
[C] Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words
_ _ [C] Killing me softly with [A] his song
[C] Killing me softly with his song
I'm telling my whole life _ with his words
Killing me softly _ _ _ [E] with his song
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Strumming my [E] pain with his fingers
[D] Yes, he was singing my _ [G] life with his words _ _ _
[C] Killing me softly _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] with his song
Killing me softly with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing _ _ me softly _
[Ab] with his song
Your family was [Eb] getting out on you, that's why we gotta be prepared.
Whoever out, [E] we need you.
[D] Singing my life with [G] his words _
[Em] Killing me softly with [Am] his song
Killing [D] me softly _ [C] with his [Cm] song
Telling [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ With his song
_ _ [C] _ _
[Abm] [N] God, _ here he is
_ Help me up here
_ [C] [D] He's got a little [Bm] bass
Sitting [D] up here on the bass
While I'm on this road, I got my girl Elle
[Am] One [D] time, one time
Hey yo Elle, you know you got the [Abm] lyrics _
[A] _ [N] I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had style
_ And so I came to see him
And listen for a while _
_ _ _ And there he was, this young boy
_ Stranger to my [D] _ eyes
Strumming my pain with his fingers
_ Singing my life with his _ _
[G] words
Killing me softly with [Bm] his song
Killing me softly _ with [C] his song
Telling [G] my whole life _ with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [E] his song _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ All flushed with fever
_ _ _ Embarrassed by [N] the crowd
I felt he found my letters
And read each one out loud
_ _ _ I prayed that he would finish
_ But he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his [C] fingers
_ Singing my life with his words
_ [Em] _ Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing [D] me softly _ [Bm] with [C] his song
I'm telling my [G] whole life with his words
Killing me softly _ _
[F] _ with [E] his _ song _
_ Take you [Em] to the bridge
I said whoa, _ _ _ _ [Bm] whoa _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] La la la
[Bm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
[C] La _ la _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] [D] la
[Dbm] _
[D] _ _ [N] _ _ _ Strumming my [Em] pain with his [B] fingers
[C] Yes, he was [D] singing my life [G] with his words
_ _ [C] Killing me softly with [A] his song
[C] Killing me softly with his song
I'm telling my whole life _ with his words
Killing me softly _ _ _ [E] with his song
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Strumming my [E] pain with his fingers
[D] Yes, he was singing my _ [G] life with his words _ _ _
[C] Killing me softly _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] with his song
Killing me softly with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing _ _ me softly _
[Ab] with his song
Your family was [Eb] getting out on you, that's why we gotta be prepared.
Whoever out, [E] we need you.