Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
Cm Fm B E
Chorus:
Cm Fm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
B E
Singing my life with his words
Cm E
Killing me softly with his song
B A
Killing me softly with his song
E Am
Telling my whole life with his words
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Verse:
Fm B
I heard he sang a good song
E A
I heard he had a style
Fm B
And so I came to see him
Cm
To listen for a while
Fm B
And there he was
E G
This young boy, stranger to my eyes
Chorus:
Cm Fm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
B E
Singing my life with his words
Cm E
Killing me softly with his song
B A
Killing me softly with his song
E Am
Telling my whole life with his words
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Verse:
Fm B
I felt all flushed with fever
E A
Embarrassed by the crowd
Fm B
I felt he found my letters
Cm G C
Then read each one out loud
Fm B
I prayed that he would finish
E G7
But he just kept right on
Chorus:
Cm Fm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
B E
Singing my life with his words
Cm E
Killing me softly with his song
B A
Killing me softly with his song
E Am
Telling my whole life with his words
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Bridge:
Cm Fm
Woah
B E
Woah-oah-ah-ah-ah uh, uh
Cm Fm
La la la la la la ahhh
B A
Woah, la
E A D
Woah, la (Ha, ha, ha, ha)
G
Laaaa
Chorus:
Cm Fm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
B E
Singing my life with his words
Cm E
Killing me softly with his song
B A
Killing me softly with his song
E Am
Telling my whole life with his words
D C
Killing me softly with his song
Song History
Published: January 18, 2026
Last Updated: January 18, 2026