Hook

Fm7 Bbm7Strumming my pain with his fingersEb AbSinging my life with his wordsFm7 Bb7Killing me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly with his song

Instruments

| Eb69 | Eb69 | Eb69 | Eb69 | [x2]

Verse

Bbm7 Eb11 Ab Db I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a styleBbm7 Eb11 Fm7 Fm7 And so I came to see him to listen for a whileBbm7 Eb11 Ab C7 And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes

Hook

Fm7 Bbm7Strumming my pain with his fingersEb AbSinging my life with his wordsFm7 Bb7/DKilling me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly with his song

Verse

Bbm7 Eb11 Ab Db I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowdBbm7 Eb11 Fm7 Fm7 I felt he found my letters and read each one out loudBbm7 Eb11 Ab C7 I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on

Hook

Fm7 Bbm7Strumming my pain with his fingersEb AbSinging my life with his wordsFm7 Bb7/DKilling me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly with his song

Verse

Bbm7 Eb11 Ab Db He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despairBbm7 Eb11 Fm7 And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't thereBbm7 Eb11 Ab C7 But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong

Hook

Fm7 Bbm7Strumming my pain with his fingersEb AbSinging my life with his wordsFm7 Bb7/DKilling me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly with his song

Intruments

| Fm7 | Bbm7 | Eb | Ab || Fm7 | Bb7/D | Eb | Db || Ab | Db | Gbmaj9 | Gbmaj9 || F7 | F7 |

Hook

Fm7 Bbm7Strumming my pain with his fingersEb AbSinging my life with his wordsFm7 Bb7/DKilling me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly with his song

Hook

Fm7 Bbm7He was strumming my pain Eb AbYeah, he was singing my lifeFm7 Bb7/DKilling me softly with his song Eb DbKilling me softly with his song Ab DbTelling my whole life with his words Gbmaj9 F7Killing me softly With his song