Chords for Samantha Harvey - Killing Me Softly (Lyrics)
Tempo:
154 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Em]
[Bm]
[Em] Strumming my pain with his
[Am] fingers
Singing
[D] my life with his words
[Em]
[Bm] Killing me [Em] softly with [Dm]
his [G] song
[A] Killing me
[D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with his [A] song
[E]
I [Am]
heard he [Gm] sang a good [G] song
I heard [C] he had a style
[Am] [D] And so I came to see him
[Em] To listen for a while
[A] [Am]
And there he [D] was, this young boy
[G] A stranger [B] to my [Em]
eyes
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers
[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song
Killing [D] me softly with [C]
his song
Telling my [G] whole life with his [C]
words
[G] Killing [F] me [G] softly [F] with [Dm]
his [A] song
[E] I [Am]
felt [G] all flushed with [D] fever
[G]
[C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D] found my letters
[Em] And [F#] read each [Em] one out loud
[D] I [Am]
[G] prayed that [D] he would [G] finish
But he [B] just kept right on
[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D] Singing my life with his [G]
words
[Em] Killing me softly [G] with his song
[A]
Killing [D] me softly [G]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me [Am] softly [F]
with his [A] song
[E]
Oh,
[Em]
[Am] [D] oh, [G] oh, [D] oh, [G] oh, oh
[D] [Em] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la
Killing [D] me softly [Bm]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me softly with [C] [F]
his [E] song
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[Bm]
[Em] Strumming my pain with his
[Am] fingers
Singing
[D] my life with his words
[Em]
[Bm] Killing me [Em] softly with [Dm]
his [G] song
[A] Killing me
[D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing [F] me softly with his [A] song
[E]
I [Am]
heard he [Gm] sang a good [G] song
I heard [C] he had a style
[Am] [D] And so I came to see him
[Em] To listen for a while
[A] [Am]
And there he [D] was, this young boy
[G] A stranger [B] to my [Em]
eyes
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers
[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song
Killing [D] me softly with [C]
his song
Telling my [G] whole life with his [C]
words
[G] Killing [F] me [G] softly [F] with [Dm]
his [A] song
[E] I [Am]
felt [G] all flushed with [D] fever
[G]
[C] Embarrassed by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D] found my letters
[Em] And [F#] read each [Em] one out loud
[D] I [Am]
[G] prayed that [D] he would [G] finish
But he [B] just kept right on
[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D] Singing my life with his [G]
words
[Em] Killing me softly [G] with his song
[A]
Killing [D] me softly [G]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me [Am] softly [F]
with his [A] song
[E]
Oh,
[Em]
[Am] [D] oh, [G] oh, [D] oh, [G] oh, oh
[D] [Em] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la
Killing [D] me softly [Bm]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me softly with [C] [F]
his [E] song
[Em]
[Am] [D]
Key:
G
D
Em
Am
C
G
D
Em
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Strumming my _ pain with his _
[Am] fingers
_ _ _ Singing _
[D] _ my life with his _ words
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] Killing me [Em] softly with [Dm]
his [G] song
[A] _ Killing me _
[D] softly _ _ with [C] his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life _ with [C] his _ words
Killing [F] me _ softly _ _ _ _ _ with _ _ his _ [A] _ song
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ heard he [Gm] _ sang a good _ [G] song
_ I _ heard [C] he had a style
_ [Am] _ _ [D] And so I came to see him
[Em] To _ listen _ for a while
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
And there he [D] _ was, this young boy
[G] _ A _ stranger [B] to my _ _ _ [Em]
eyes
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers
_ _ _ [D] Singing _ my life with his _ _ [G] words
_ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song
Killing [D] me softly _ _ with [C]
his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with his [C]
words
[G] Killing [F] me _ [G] softly [F] _ _ _ with _ [Dm] _
his _ [A] song _ _ _ _
[E] _ I _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ felt [G] all flushed with [D] fever
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Embarrassed by the crowd
_ _ [Am] _ _ I felt he [D] _ found my _ letters
[Em] And _ [F#] read each [Em] one out _ loud
[D] _ I [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ prayed that [D] he would _ _ [G] finish
_ _ But he [B] just kept right _ on
[Em] _ Strumming my pain with his [Am] _ fingers
_ _ _ [D] Singing _ my life with his [G] _
words
_ _ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [G] with his song
[A]
Killing [D] me softly _ _ [G]
with [C] his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me [Am] softly _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
with his [A] _ _ song
[E] _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] oh, _ [G] oh, _ [D] oh, [G] oh, oh
_ _ [D] _ [Em] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la
Killing [D] me softly _ _ [Bm]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [C] _ [F] _
_ his [E] _ _ song _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Strumming my _ pain with his _
[Am] fingers
_ _ _ Singing _
[D] _ my life with his _ words
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] Killing me [Em] softly with [Dm]
his [G] song
[A] _ Killing me _
[D] softly _ _ with [C] his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life _ with [C] his _ words
Killing [F] me _ softly _ _ _ _ _ with _ _ his _ [A] _ song
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ heard he [Gm] _ sang a good _ [G] song
_ I _ heard [C] he had a style
_ [Am] _ _ [D] And so I came to see him
[Em] To _ listen _ for a while
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
And there he [D] _ was, this young boy
[G] _ A _ stranger [B] to my _ _ _ [Em]
eyes
Strumming my pain with [Am] his fingers
_ _ _ [D] Singing _ my life with his _ _ [G] words
_ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [A] with his song
Killing [D] me softly _ _ with [C]
his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with his [C]
words
[G] Killing [F] me _ [G] softly [F] _ _ _ with _ [Dm] _
his _ [A] song _ _ _ _
[E] _ I _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ felt [G] all flushed with [D] fever
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Embarrassed by the crowd
_ _ [Am] _ _ I felt he [D] _ found my _ letters
[Em] And _ [F#] read each [Em] one out _ loud
[D] _ I [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ prayed that [D] he would _ _ [G] finish
_ _ But he [B] just kept right _ on
[Em] _ Strumming my pain with his [Am] _ fingers
_ _ _ [D] Singing _ my life with his [G] _
words
_ _ _ _ [Em] Killing me softly [G] with his song
[A]
Killing [D] me softly _ _ [G]
with [C] his _ song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me [Am] softly _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
with his [A] _ _ song
[E] _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] oh, _ [G] oh, _ [D] oh, [G] oh, oh
_ _ [D] _ [Em] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la
Killing [D] me softly _ _ [Bm]
with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole _ life with [C]
his words
Killing [F] me softly _ _ _ with [C] _ [F] _
_ his [E] _ _ song _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _