[Estribillo]

   Em                       Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
 D                       G7M
Singing my life with his words
 Em                     A
Killing me softly with his song
            D              C
Killing me softly with his song
                  G           C
Telling my whole life with his    words
            F7M(11+)          E
Killing me softly,  with his song

( Am7  D/A  Am7  D/A )
( Am7  D/A  Am7  D/A )

[Primera Parte]

Em/A
      I heard he sang the good song
G             C
   I heard he had a style
Am           D
    And so I came to see him
     Em
And listen for a while
Am               D
    And there he was this young boy
G             B7
   A stranger to my eyes

[Estribillo]

   Em                       Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
 D                       G7M
Singing my life with his words
 Em                     A/C#
Killing me softly with his song
            D          C
Killing me softly with his song
             G             C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F7M(11+)          E
Killing me softly,  with his song

[Pre-Estribillo]

Am7(9)              D
        I felt all flushed with fever
G          C
   Embarrassed by the crowd
Em            D
   I felt he found my letters
     Em
And read each one out loud
Am                D
    I prayed that he would finish
G              B7
   But he just kept right on

[Estribillo]

   Em                       Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
 D                       G7M
Singing my life with his words
 Em                     A/C#
Killing me softly with his song
            D          C
Killing me softly with his song
             G             C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F7M(11+)          E
Killing me softly,  with his song

[Pre-Estribillo]

Am7(9)            D
        He sang as if he knew me
G         C
   In all my dark despair
Em              D
   And then he looked right through me
   Em
As if I wasn't there
Am              D
    And he just kept on singing
G           B7
   Singing clear and strong

[Estribillo]

   Em                       Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
 D                       G7M
Singing my life with his words
 Em                     A/C#
Killing me softly with his song
            D          C
Killing me softly with his song
             G             C
Telling my whole life with his words
            F7M(11+)          E
Killing me softly,  with his song

( Em  Am  D  G7M )
( Em  A/C#  D  C )
( G  C  F7M(11+)  E )

[Estribillo]

   Em                       Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
 D                       G7M
Singing my life with his words
 Em                     A/C#
Killing me softly with his song
         D             C
Killing me softly with his song
         G                 C
Telling my whole life with his words
         F7M(11+)  E
Killing me softly

            Em             Am
With his strumming my pain
 D         G7M
Singing my life
 Em                     A/C#
Killing me softly with his song
            D          C
Killing me softly with his song
             G             C
Telling my whole life with his words
         F7M(11+)            E
Killing me softly, with his song