Chords for Relaxing Bossa - Killing Me Softly
Tempo:
114.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G#
A
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[Bm] I heard [E] he sang a good song I heard [D] 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 pain [Bm] with his fingers [D] Singing my [E] life [C#] with his words
[E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly [D] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
[F#]
I [Bm] felt [G#] all flushed with fever [A] [F#m] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] I felt [E] he found my letters [A] And read [F#] each one of them loud
[Bm] I [E] prayed that he would [C#m] finish But he [B] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly with [Bm] his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
[F#]
He [Bm] sang [G#] as if he knew [A] me In all [F#m] my dark despair
[Bm] And then [G#] he looked right through me [A] As if [C#m] I [D] wasn't [A#] there
[Bm] And he [E] just kept on [A] singing [C#m] Singing [B] clear and [G#] [F#m] strong
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his [A] words
[E] [C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his song [G#] Killing me [C#m] softly [Bm] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [B] his [G#m] song
[F]
[G] [F#m] Strumming my pain [Bm]
with [E] his fingers Singing my [A] life with [C#m] [F#m] his words
[G#] Killing me [C#m] softly [Bm] with his song Killing me softly with his song
[A] Telling 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 heard [D] 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 pain [Bm] with his fingers [D] Singing my [E] life [C#] with his words
[E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly [D] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
[F#]
I [Bm] felt [G#] all flushed with fever [A] [F#m] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] I felt [E] he found my letters [A] And read [F#] each one of them loud
[Bm] I [E] prayed that he would [C#m] finish But he [B] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly with [Bm] his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
[F#]
He [Bm] sang [G#] as if he knew [A] me In all [F#m] my dark despair
[Bm] And then [G#] he looked right through me [A] As if [C#m] I [D] wasn't [A#] there
[Bm] And he [E] just kept on [A] singing [C#m] Singing [B] clear and [G#] [F#m] strong
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his [A] words
[E] [C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his song [G#] Killing me [C#m] softly [Bm] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [B] his [G#m] song
[F]
[G] [F#m] Strumming my pain [Bm]
with [E] his fingers Singing my [A] life with [C#m] [F#m] his words
[G#] Killing me [C#m] softly [Bm] with his song Killing me softly with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly with [E] his song
Key:
Bm
G#
A
E
C#m
Bm
G#
A
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] I heard [E] he sang a good song I heard [D] 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 pain [Bm] with his fingers _ [D] Singing my [E] life [C#] with his _ words
[E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [D] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _ _
I [Bm] _ _ felt [G#] all flushed with fever [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] _ I felt [E] he found my letters [A] And read [F#] each one of them loud
[Bm] _ I [E] prayed that he would [C#m] finish But he [B] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers _ [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his _
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ with [Bm] his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his _ song
[F#] _
He _ [Bm] _ _ sang [G#] as if he knew [A] me _ In all [F#m] my dark despair
[Bm] _ _ And then [G#] he looked right through me [A] As if [C#m] I [D] wasn't [A#] there
_ [Bm] And he [E] just kept on [A] singing [C#m] _ Singing [B] clear and [G#] [F#m] strong
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his _ fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his _ [A] words
[E] [C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his song [G#] Killing me [C#m] softly _ [Bm] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ _ with [B] his [G#m] song
_ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ Strumming my pain [Bm] _
with [E] his fingers Singing my [A] life with [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ his words
[G#] Killing me [C#m] softly _ [Bm] with his song Killing me softly with his song
[A] Telling 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 heard [D] 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 pain [Bm] with his fingers _ [D] Singing my [E] life [C#] with his _ words
[E] Killing [A] me softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ [D] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song
_ [F#] _ _
I [Bm] _ _ felt [G#] all flushed with fever [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Bm] _ I felt [E] he found my letters [A] And read [F#] each one of them loud
[Bm] _ I [E] prayed that he would [C#m] finish But he [B] just kept right [F#m] on
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his fingers _ [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his _
[A] words
[C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his [G#] song Killing [C#m] me softly _ with [Bm] his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his _ song
[F#] _
He _ [Bm] _ _ sang [G#] as if he knew [A] me _ In all [F#m] my dark despair
[Bm] _ _ And then [G#] he looked right through me [A] As if [C#m] I [D] wasn't [A#] there
_ [Bm] And he [E] just kept on [A] singing [C#m] _ Singing [B] clear and [G#] [F#m] strong
Strumming my pain [Bm] with his _ fingers [G#] Singing my life [C#] with his _ [A] words
[E] [C#m] Killing me [F#m] softly with his song [G#] Killing me [C#m] softly _ [Bm] with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ _ with [B] his [G#m] song
_ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ Strumming my pain [Bm] _
with [E] his fingers Singing my [A] life with [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ his words
[G#] Killing me [C#m] softly _ [Bm] with his song Killing me softly with his song
[A] Telling my whole life [G#] with his words Killing [G] me softly _ _ with [E] his song _ _ _