Killing Me Softly chords by Colbie Caillat

Chords with lyrics

NOTE: When you see a (~) after a chord it means only strum once.


Em~            Am7~
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7~           Gm~
Singing my life with his words
Em~            Am7~
Killing me softly with his song
       D~      C~
Killing me softly with his song
       Gm~       C~
Telling my whole life with his words
      F~       E MajorE
Killing me softly with his song

 Am7Am7      D MajorD
I heard he sang a good song

 G minorGm      C majorC
I heard he had a style

 Am7Am7     D MajorD
And so I came to see him

 E minorEm
And listen for a while

 Am7Am7       D7D7
And there he was this young boy

 G minorGm      B7B7
A augmentedA stranger to my eyes



 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers

 D7D7             G minorGm
Singing my life with his words

 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Killing me softly with his song

       D MajorD        C majorC
Killing me softly with his song

        G minorGm         C majorC
Telling my whole life with his words

      FF         E MajorE
Killing me softly with his song

 Am7Am7        D MajorD
I felt all flushed with fever

 G minorGm       C majorC
Embarrassed by the crowd

 Am7Am7       D MajorD
I felt he found my letters

   E minorEm
And read each one out loud

 Am7Am7        D7D7
I prayed that he would finish

 G minorGm       B7B7
But he just kept right on



 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers

 D7D7             G minorGm
Singing my life with his words

 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Killing me softly with his song

       D MajorD        C majorC
Killing me softly with his song

        G minorGm         C majorC
Telling my whole life with his words

      FF         E MajorE
Killing me softly with his song



 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers

 D7D7             G minorGm
Singing my life with his words

 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Killing me softly with his song

       D MajorD        C majorC
Killing me softly with his song

        G minorGm         C majorC
Telling my whole life with his words

      FF         E MajorE
Killing me softly with his song



 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Strumming my pain with his fingers

 D7D7             G minorGm
Singing my life with his words

 E minorEm              Am7Am7
Killing me softly with his song

       D MajorD        C majorC
Killing me softly with his song

        G minorGm         C majorC
Telling my whole life with his words

      FF        E~
Killing me softly with his song