[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D7] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E7] song

[Am] I heard he [D7] sang a good song
[G] I heard he [C] had a style
[Am] And so I [D7] came to see him
And [Em] listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D7] was this young boy
[G] A stranger [B] to my eyes

[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D7] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E7] song

[Am] I felt all [D7] flushed with fever
[G] Embarrassed [C] by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D7] found my letters
And [Em] read each one out loud
[Am] I prayed that [D7] he would finish
[G] But he just [B] kept right on

[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D7] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E7] song

[Am] He sang as [D7] if he knew me
[G] In all my [C] dark despair
[Am] And then he [D7] looked right through me
As [Em] if I wasn't there
[Am] And he just [D7] kept on singing
[G] Singing [B] clear and strong

[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D7] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E7] song
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