Chords for Lauryn Hill - Killing Me Softly (Cover Version)
Tempo:
119.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] Strumming my pipe with his finger
[C] [D]
Singing my lines with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing [D] me softly [C] with his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with [G] [E] his song
[Am] [C] I heard [D] he sang a good [G] song
I heard [C] he had a style
[Am]
And so [D] I came to see him [Em] and listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D] was, this young [G] boy
Stranger [B] to my [Em] eyes
Strumming my pipe with his [C]
finger
Singing [D] my lines with his [G] words
[Em]
Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C]
his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with his [E] song
I [Am]
felt [D] all flushed with fever
[G]
[C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] I felt [D] he found my letters
[Em] And read each one aloud
[Am]
I [Em] prayed that [D] he would finish [G] it
But he just [B]
kept right [Em] on
Strumming my pipe with his [Am] finger
[D]
Singing my lines with [G] his words
[Em] Killing me softly [C] with his song
Killing [D] me softly with [C] his song
Tethered [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly with [E] his song
[Em]
La, [Am]
[Dm] [D] [G]
[Em] la, la, [Am] [D] la, [C] la, la, [G] la
[C]
[F]
[E]
Strumming [Em] my pipe with [Am] his finger
[G] [D] singing my life with his [G] words,
[Em] killing me softly with [Am] his song, killing [D] me softly [C] with his song,
telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly with his [E] song.
[C] [D]
Singing my lines with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing [D] me softly [C] with his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with [G] [E] his song
[Am] [C] I heard [D] he sang a good [G] song
I heard [C] he had a style
[Am]
And so [D] I came to see him [Em] and listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D] was, this young [G] boy
Stranger [B] to my [Em] eyes
Strumming my pipe with his [C]
finger
Singing [D] my lines with his [G] words
[Em]
Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C]
his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with his [E] song
I [Am]
felt [D] all flushed with fever
[G]
[C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] I felt [D] he found my letters
[Em] And read each one aloud
[Am]
I [Em] prayed that [D] he would finish [G] it
But he just [B]
kept right [Em] on
Strumming my pipe with his [Am] finger
[D]
Singing my lines with [G] his words
[Em] Killing me softly [C] with his song
Killing [D] me softly with [C] his song
Tethered [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me softly with [E] his song
[Em]
La, [Am]
[Dm] [D] [G]
[Em] la, la, [Am] [D] la, [C] la, la, [G] la
[C]
[F]
[E]
Strumming [Em] my pipe with [Am] his finger
[G] [D] singing my life with his [G] words,
[Em] killing me softly with [Am] his song, killing [D] me softly [C] with his song,
telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] me softly with his [E] song.
Key:
C
D
G
Em
Am
C
D
G
[Em] _ _ Strumming my pipe with his finger
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Singing my lines with his [G] words _
_ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
_ Killing [D] me softly _ _ [C] with his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with _ _ _ [G] [E] his song
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] I heard [D] he sang a good [G] song
_ I heard [C] he had a style
_ [Am] _
_ And so [D] I came to see him [Em] and listen for a while
_ _ _ [Am] And _ there he [D] was, this young [G] boy
_ _ Stranger [B] to my _ [Em] eyes
Strumming my pipe with his [C]
finger
_ Singing [D] _ _ my lines with his [G] words
_ _ _ [Em]
Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing me [D] softly _ with [C]
his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ _ with his [E] song _ _ _
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
felt [D] all flushed with fever
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] _ _ I felt [D] he found my letters
[Em] And read each one aloud
_ _ _ [Am]
I _ [Em] prayed that [D] he would finish [G] it
But he just [B]
kept right _ [Em] on
Strumming my pipe with his [Am] finger
_ _ _ [D]
Singing my lines with [G] his _ words
_ _ [Em] Killing me softly [C] with his song
Killing [D] me softly _ with [C] his song
Tethered [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me _ softly _ _ _ _ with [E] his _ song
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
La, _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ la, la, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] la, _ _ _ [C] la, _ la, _ [G] _ la
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Strumming _ [Em] _ _ my pipe with [Am] his finger
_ _ [G] _ [D] singing my life with his [G] words, _ _ _
[Em] _ killing me softly with [Am] his song, killing [D] me softly _ _ [C] with his song,
telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] _ me softly _ with _ _ his [E] song. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Singing my lines with his [G] words _
_ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song
_ Killing [D] me softly _ _ [C] with his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with _ _ _ [G] [E] his song
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] I heard [D] he sang a good [G] song
_ I heard [C] he had a style
_ [Am] _
_ And so [D] I came to see him [Em] and listen for a while
_ _ _ [Am] And _ there he [D] was, this young [G] boy
_ _ Stranger [B] to my _ [Em] eyes
Strumming my pipe with his [C]
finger
_ Singing [D] _ _ my lines with his [G] words
_ _ _ [Em]
Killing me softly [Am] with his song
Killing me [D] softly _ with [C]
his song
Tethered [G] my whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ _ with his [E] song _ _ _
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
felt [D] all flushed with fever
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] _ _ I felt [D] he found my letters
[Em] And read each one aloud
_ _ _ [Am]
I _ [Em] prayed that [D] he would finish [G] it
But he just [B]
kept right _ [Em] on
Strumming my pipe with his [Am] finger
_ _ _ [D]
Singing my lines with [G] his _ words
_ _ [Em] Killing me softly [C] with his song
Killing [D] me softly _ with [C] his song
Tethered [G] my whole life [C] with his words
Killing [F] me _ softly _ _ _ _ with [E] his _ song
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
La, _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ la, la, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] la, _ _ _ [C] la, _ la, _ [G] _ la
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Strumming _ [Em] _ _ my pipe with [Am] his finger
_ _ [G] _ [D] singing my life with his [G] words, _ _ _
[Em] _ killing me softly with [Am] his song, killing [D] me softly _ _ [C] with his song,
telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words, killing [F] _ me softly _ with _ _ his [E] song. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _