Capo on first fret to sound like original
Cm F
I heard she sang a good song,
A# D#
I heard she had a style,
Cm F
And so I came to see her,
Gm
To listen for a while . . .
Cm F
And there she was this young girl,
A# D
A stranger to my eyes . . .
Gm Cm
Strummin' my pain with her fingers,
F A#
Singin' my life with her words,
Gm C
Killing me softly with her song,
F D#
Killing me softly, with her song,
A# D#
Telling my whole life with her words,
Gsus4 G
Killing me softly, with her song . . .
Cm F
I felt all flushed with fever,
A# D#
Embarrassed by the crowd,
Cm F
I felt she found my letters,
Gm
And read each one aloud . . .
Cm F
I prayed that she would finish,
A# D
But she just kept right on . . .
Gm Cm
Strummin' my pain with her fingers,
F A#
Singin' my life with her words,
Gm C
Killing me softly with her song,
F D#
Killing me softly, with her song,
A# D#
Telling my whole life with her words,
Gsus4 G
Killing me softly, with her song . . .
Cm F
She sang as if she knew me,
A# D#
In all my dark despair,
Cm F
And then she looked right through me,
Gm
As if I wasn't there . . .
Cm F
But she was there, this stranger,
A# D
Singing clear and strong . . .
Gm Cm
Strummin' my pain with her fingers,
F A#
Singin' my life with her words,
Gm C
Killing me softly with her song,
F D#
Killing me softly, with her song,
A# D#
Telling my whole life with her words,
Gsus4 G
Killing me softly, with her song . . .
