Killing Me Softly, by The Fugees
Key: G
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly, with his song
[Verse]
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
and listen for a while
And there he was this young boy
a stranger to my eyes
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly, with his song
[Verse]
I felt all flushed with fever
embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters
and read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
but he just kept right on
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly, with his song
[Interlude]
(Woah----whoah- ha-a-a-ah
Lalala-lalala
Wwhoah
Laa
Whoahoh
Llaa
Laa-ahah-ahahahah
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly, with his song
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly, with his song
Chords
[Chorus]
Em Am D7 G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em Am D C
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
G C
Telling my whole life with his words
Fadd#11 E
Killing me softly, with his song
[Verse]
Am7 D
I heard he sang a good song
G C
I heard he had a style
Am7 D
And so I came to see him
Em
and listen for a while
Am7 D7
And there he was this young boy
G B7
a stranger to my eyes
[Chorus]
Em Am D7 G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em Am D C
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
G C
Telling my whole life with his words
Fadd#11 E
Killing me softly, with his song
[Verse]
Am7 D
I felt all flushed with fever
G C
embarrassed by the crowd
Am7 D
I felt he found my letters
Em
and read each one out loud
Am7 D7
I prayed that he would finish
G B7
but he just kept right on
[Chorus]
Em Am D7 G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em Am D C
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
G C
Telling my whole life with his words
Fadd#11 E
Killing me softly, with his song
[Interlude]
Em Am D7 G Em Am D C G C F
(Woah----whoah- ha-a-a-ah---lalala-lalala--whoah- laa--whoahoh laa----
E
(Laa-ahah-ahahahah)
[Chorus]
Em Am D7 G
Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words
Em Am D C
Killing me softly with his song. Killing me softly with his song
G C
Telling my whole life with his words
Fadd#11 E
Killing me softly, with his song
Audio guide
The C90 Songbook
