KILLING ME SOFTLY Fox & Gimbel Roberta Flack
F#m D
| Strum^ming^my^pain n^with^her^fin | n^gers ss ss ss |
E7 A F#m
| Sing^ing^my^life e^with^her^words | ss ss ss ss | Kill^ing^me^soft t^ly^with^her |
B E D
| r^song gg kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy with^her | r^song gg Tell^ing^my^whole |
A D F#m F#4 = 224422
| e^life ee ee with^her | r^words ss kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy yy |
F# E7-4 E7 E7-4 E7 E7-4 = 020200
| yy yy ^with her ^song | gg gg gg gg | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bm7 E A
||: / ~ I^heard she ^sang | gg g^a good^song gg | / ~ I heard ^she |
||: / ~ I^felt all ^flushed | dd d^with fe^ver rr | / ~ Em bar ^rassed |
||: / ~ She^sang as ^if | ff f^she knew^me ee | / ~ In all ^my |
D Bm7 E
| had a^style ee ee | / ~ and^so I ^came | ee e^to^see her ^and |
| by the^crowd dd dd | / ~ I^felt she ^found | dd d^my^let ters ^and |
| dark des^pair rr rr | / ~ and^then she ^looked | dd d^right^thru me ^as |
F#m C#7-4 F#m Bm7 C#7-4 = x44422
| lis ten^for r^a while | ee ee ee ee | / And^there ee she^was |
| read each^one e^out loud | dd dd dd dd | / I^prayed dd that^she |
| if I^was s^n't there | ee ee ee ee | / but^she ee was^there |
E7 A C#7
| ss this^young g^boy yy | / ~ a^stran nn ^ger | ^to my ey es s |
| ee would^fin n^ish hh | / ~ but^she ee ^just | ^kept right on nn n |
| ee this^stran n^ger rr | / ~ sing^ing gg ^clear | ^and str ong gg g |
F#m Bm
| Strum^ming^my^pain n^with^her^fin | n^gers ss ss ss |
E7 A F#m
| Sing^ing^my^life e^with^her^words | ss ss ss ss | Kill^ing^me^soft t^ly^with^her |
B E D
| r^song gg kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy with^her | r^song gg Tell^ing^my^whole |
A D G
| e^life ee ee with^her | r^words ss kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy yy |
F#
1. 2. | yy yy ^with her ^song | gg gg gg gg | gg gg gg gg :||
F# F#m
3. | yy yy ^with her ^song | gg gg gg gg | gg gg ~ ^She was | ^strum ming ^there ee ee |
Bm E A F#m
| / / yeah^she^was^sing | gg ing my y^life | ee ee / / | Kill^ing^me^soft t^ly^with^her |
B E D
| r^song gg kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy with^her | r^song gg Tell^ing^my^whole |
A D G
| e^life ee ee with^her | r^words ss kill^ing^me^soft | t^ly yy yy yy |
F#
| yy yy ^with her ^song | gg gg gg gg ||
About this song:
Killing Me Softly is performed by Roberta Flack and written by Fox & Gimbel.
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