Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
Intro Chorus 1: 0:00
(play single quiet strum for each chord)
E minor 7Em7 
Am7Am7 
D7D7 
G+G
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
E minorEm 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC 
FF FF 
E MajorE E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Interlude: 0:31
Ooooh
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|----5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------|
G+G|----0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------|
D MajorD|-2--2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|
(^snare) (^snare)
(louder) Dooo Dooo ooo ooo
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|--3-5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------|
G+G|--0-0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------|
D MajorD|--2-2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------| (repeat 2 more times)
A augmentedA|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|
(^snare) (^snare)
Verse 1: 0:48
Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G C majorC
I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style,
Am7Am7 D MajorD E minorEm E minorEm
And so I came to see him to listen for a while,
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G 
B7B7
And there he was this young boy, A augmentedA stranger to my eyes.
Chorus 2: 1:11
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Verse 2: 1:39
Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G C majorC
I felt all flushed with fever, Embarrassed by the crowd,
Am7Am7 D MajorD E minorEm E minorEm
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud,
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G B7B7
I prayed that he would finish, But he just kept right on.
Chorus 2: 2:03
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Verse 3: 2:31
Am7Am7 D MajorD G+G C majorC
He sang as if he knew me, In all my dark despair,
Am7Am7 D MajorD E minorEm E minorEm
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there,
Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G B7B7
And he just kept on singing, Singing clear and strong.
Chorus 3: 2:55
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Chorus 4: 3:22
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
La La La La La La, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE E MajorE
La Ahh Ahh, Ahh Ahh Ahh, Ah Ah\Ah Ah\Ah/Ah\Ah
Chorus 5: 3:49
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me... (tacet)
Chorus 5: 4:16
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G
He was strumming my pain, Yeah he was singing my life,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
G+G C majorC FF FF E MajorE
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song.
End: 4:45
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