Killing Me Softly With His Song Chords by Roberta Flack
Tempo:
60.225 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bbm
Db
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] strumming my bed with his [Bbm] fingers
[Eb] singing my life with [Cm] his words
[Ab] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[C] killing me softly [Gb] with [F] his song
[Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Cm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm] I [Eb] heard he [G] sang a [Ab] good song
[Db] I heard he had a [Bb] style
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him
listen for a [C] while
[Bbm] and [Eb] there he was this [Ab] young boy
a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes
strumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers
[Ebm] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm]
killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words
[Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song
[Bbm] [Eb] I felt all flushed with [Ab] fever
[Db] embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
[Eb] I felt he found my [Fm] letters
and read each one out [Bbm] loud
I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish
but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb]
singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song
[Bb]
[Bbm] he [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me
in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair
and [Eb] then he looked right through [Fm] me
as if I wasn't there
[Bbm] and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing
singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] singing [Bbm] my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song
killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole life with [Db] his [Gb] words
killing me softly [F] with his song
[Fm] [Bbm] oh [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] [Fm] his [Bbm] fingers [Eb] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with this song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with this song
[Ab] Telling my whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me
[F] He
[Fm] was swarming my [Bbm] bed
[Eb] Yeah, he was seeing [Ab] my life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song
[N]
[Eb] singing my life with [Cm] his words
[Ab] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[C] killing me softly [Gb] with [F] his song
[Eb]
[C] [Ab] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Cm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm] I [Eb] heard he [G] sang a [Ab] good song
[Db] I heard he had a [Bb] style
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him
listen for a [C] while
[Bbm] and [Eb] there he was this [Ab] young boy
a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes
strumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers
[Ebm] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm]
killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words
[Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song
[Bbm] [Eb] I felt all flushed with [Ab] fever
[Db] embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
[Eb] I felt he found my [Fm] letters
and read each one out [Bbm] loud
I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish
but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb]
singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] killing me softly [F] with his song
[Bb]
[Bbm] he [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me
in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair
and [Eb] then he looked right through [Fm] me
as if I wasn't there
[Bbm] and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing
singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] singing [Bbm] my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song
killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole life with [Db] his [Gb] words
killing me softly [F] with his song
[Fm] [Bbm] oh [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[F] [Fm] his [Bbm] fingers [Eb] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with this song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with this song
[Ab] Telling my whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me
[F] He
[Fm] was swarming my [Bbm] bed
[Eb] Yeah, he was seeing [Ab] my life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bbm
Db
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bbm
[Fm] strumming my bed with his [Bbm] fingers
[Eb] singing my life with [Cm] his words
[Ab] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[C] killing me softly [Gb] with [F] his song
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] I [Eb] heard he [G] sang a [Ab] good song
[Db] I heard he had a [Bb] style
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him
listen for a [C] while
[Bbm] and [Eb] there he was this [Ab] young boy
a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes
strumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers
[Ebm] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm]
killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words
[Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] I felt all flushed with [Ab] fever
_ [Db] embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
[Eb] I felt he found my [Fm] letters
and read each one out [Bbm] loud
I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish
but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb]
singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song
_ [Bb]
[Bbm] he [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me
in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair
and [Eb] then he looked right through [Fm] me
as if I wasn't there
[Bbm] and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing
singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] singing [Bbm] my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song
killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole life with [Db] his [Gb] words
killing me softly _ [F] with his _ song
[Fm] _ [Bbm] oh _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ his [Bbm] fingers [Eb] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with this song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with this song
[Ab] Telling my whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me
_ _ [F] He _
[Fm] was swarming my [Bbm] bed
[Eb] Yeah, he was seeing [Ab] my life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Eb] singing my life with [Cm] his words
[Ab] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly with [Db] his song
telling [Ab] my whole life [Db] with his words
[C] killing me softly [Gb] with [F] his song
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] I [Eb] heard he [G] sang a [Ab] good song
[Db] I heard he had a [Bb] style
and [Eb] so I came to [Fm] see him
listen for a [C] while
[Bbm] and [Eb] there he was this [Ab] young boy
a [C] stranger to my [Fm] eyes
strumming my [Bbm] bed with his fingers
[Ebm] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm]
killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole [Db] life with his words
[Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] I felt all flushed with [Ab] fever
_ [Db] embarrassed by the [Bbm] crowd
[Eb] I felt he found my [Fm] letters
and read each one out [Bbm] loud
I [Eb] prayed that he would [Ab] finish
but [C] he just kept right [Fm] on
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb]
singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] telling my whole life [Db] with his words
[Gb] killing me softly _ [F] with his song
_ [Bb]
[Bbm] he [Eb] sang as if he [Ab] knew me
in [Db] all my dark [Bbm] despair
and [Eb] then he looked right through [Fm] me
as if I wasn't there
[Bbm] and he [Eb] just kept on [Ab] singing
singing [C] clear and [Fm] strong
strumming my bed [Bbm] with his fingers
[Eb] singing [Bbm] my life with [Ab] his words
[Fm] killing me softly [Bb] with his song
killing [Eb] me softly [Db] with his song
telling my [Ab] whole life with [Db] his [Gb] words
killing me softly _ [F] with his _ song
[Fm] _ [Bbm] oh _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ his [Bbm] fingers [Eb] singing my [Ab] life with his words
[Fm] killing me [Bb] softly with this song
[Eb] killing me softly [Db] with this song
[Ab] Telling my whole [Db] life with his words, [Gb] killing me
_ _ [F] He _
[Fm] was swarming my [Bbm] bed
[Eb] Yeah, he was seeing [Ab] my life
[Fm] Killing me [Bb] softly with his song
[Eb] Killing me softly [Db] with his song
[Ab] Telling my whole life [Db] with his [Gb] words, killing me softly [F] with his song
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _