Intro: Gm7  C7  F  D7
         
Gm7             C                                F
I heard he sang a good song
                      Bb
I heard he had a style
Gm7           C
And so I came to see him
         Dm
To listen for a while
Gm7                  C
And there he was this young boy
         F                      A7
A stranger to my eyes
Dm7                                                  Gm7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
C7                                       F
Singing my life with his words
Dm              Dm7          Dm6
Killing me softly with his song
                            C                 Bb
Killing me softly with his song
                                    F                  Bb
Telling my whole life with his words
                           Gm7           D7
Killing me softly with his song

Gm7        C                                F
I felt all flushed with fever
                      Bb
Embarassed by the crowd
Gm7           C
I felt he found my letters
         Dm
And read each one out loud
Gm7                  C
I prayed that he would finish
         F                      A7
But he just kept right on
Dm7                                                  Gm7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
C7                                       F
Singing my life with his words
Dm              Dm7          Dm6
Killing me softly with his song
                            C                 Bb
Killing me softly with his song
                                    F                  Bb
Telling my whole life with his words
                           Gm7           D#7
Killing me softly with his song

G#m7            C#                        F#
He sang as if he knew me
                      B
In all my dark despair
G#m7           C#
And then he looked right through me
         D#m
As if I wasnt there
G#m7                  C#
But he was there this stranger
         F#                    A#7
Singing clear and strong
D#m7                                           G#m7
Strumming my pain with his fingers
C#7                                       F#
Singing my life with his words
D#m              D#m7          D#m6
Killing me softly with his song
                            C#                B
Killing me softly with his song
                                    F#                 B
Telling my whole life with his words
                           G#m7           D#7
Killing me softly with his song