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Killing Me Softly
Lyrics: Norman Gimbel, Melodi: Charles Fox
The song was written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman and recorded in 1971. It was a hit with Roberta Flack in 1973 and had a Grammy for best R&B in 1997 with the group Fugees.
Modified 03.09.2019
Intro
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Instrumental
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Verse 1
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I heard he
I heard he
Eb
sang a good song,
sang a good song,
Ab
I heard he
I heard he
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had a style
had a style
Bbm7
And so I
And so I
Eb
came to see him, to
came to see him, to
Fm7
listen for a while
listen for a while
Bbm7
And there he
And there he
Eb
was this young boy,
was this young boy,
Ab
a stranger
a stranger
C7
to my eyes
to my eyes
Chorus
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Verse 2
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I felt all
I felt all
Eb
flushed with fever,
flushed with fever,
Ab
embarassed
embarassed
Db
by the crowd
by the crowd
Bbm7
I felt he
I felt he
Eb
found my letters and
found my letters and
Fm
read each one out loud
read each one out loud
Bbm7
I prayed that
I prayed that
Eb
he would finish,
he would finish,
Ab
but he just
but he just
C7
kept right on
kept right on
Chorus
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Verse 3
Bbm7
He sang as
He sang as
Eb
if he knew me,
if he knew me,
Ab
in all my
in all my
Db
dark despair
dark despair
Bbm7
And then he
And then he
Eb
looked right through me as
looked right through me as
Fm
if I wasn't there
if I wasn't there
Bbm7
And he just
And he just
Eb
kept on singing
kept on singing
Ab
singing
singing
C7
clear and strong
clear and strong
Chorus
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Chorus with humming
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Chorus
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song
Chorus
Fm7
Strumming my pain with his
Strumming my pain with his
Bbm7
fingers,
fingers,
Eb
Singing my life with his
Singing my life with his
Ab
words
words
Fm7
Killing me softly with
Killing me softly with
Bb/D
his song, killing me
his song, killing me
Eb
softly with his
softly with his
Dbmaj7
song
song
Telling my
Ab/C
whole life with his
whole life with his
Db
words, killing me
words, killing me
Gb
softly with his
softly with his
F
song
song