Killing Me Softly chords by Nils Landgren
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: G Intro: Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus Gdim Verse 1: Dm7 G I heard he sang a good song C F I heard he had a style Dm7 G And so I came to see him Am7 To listen for a while Dm7 G And there he was, this young boy C E7 A stranger to my eyes
Chorus:
Am7 Dm7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
G C
Singing my life with his words
Am7 D/F#
Killing me softly with his song
G F
Killing me softly with his song
C F
Telling my whole life with his words
Bb A
Killing me softly with his song
Interlude:
Gsus G Gsus G
Gsus G Gsus Gdim
Verse 2:
D7 G
I felt all flushed with fever
C F
Embarrassed by the crowd
Dm7 G
I felt he found my letters
Am7
And read each one out loud
D7 G
I prayed that he would finish
C E7
But he just kept right on
Chorus:
Am7 Dm7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
G C
Singing my life with his words
Am7 D/F#
Killing me softly with his song
G F
Killing me softly with his song
C F
Telling my whole life with his words
Bb A
Killing me softly with his song
Instrumental:
Dm7 G C F
Dm7 G Am7
Dm7 G
C E7
Am7 Dm7 G C
Am7 D/F# G F
C F Bb
A
Interlude:
Gsus G Gsus G
Gsus G Gsus Gdim
Verse 3:
Dm7 G
He sang as if he knew me
C F
In all my dark despair
Dm7 G
And then he looked right through me
Am7
As if I wasn't there
Dm7 G
But he was there, this stranger
C E7
Singing clear and strong
Chorus:
Am7 Dm7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
G C
Singing my life with his words
Am7 D/F#
Killing me softly with his song
G F
Killing me softly with his song
C F
Telling my whole life with his words
Bb A
Killing me softly with his song
Outro:
Gsus G Gsus G
Gsus G Gsus Gdim
Gsus G Gsus G
Gsus G Gsus Gdim
Gsus G Gsus G
Gsus G Gsus Gdim Published:
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