Killing Me Softly with His Song
Killing Me Softly with His Song
RF
Roberta Flack
ChordsTempo: 123*
Text size
Fm*
Intro Chorus 1
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Interlude
0:31
Ooooh
e|------------------|------------------|
B|----5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------|
D|-2--2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------|
A|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-|
E|------------------|------------------|
(^snare) (^snare)
(louder) Dooo Dooo ooo ooo
e|------------------|------------------|
B|--3-5-3-----5-3---|--5-3-------------|
G|--0-0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-------------|
D|--2-2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-------------| (repeat 2 more times)
A|-0----------------|---------0h2--0h2-|
E|------------------|------------------|
(^snare) (^snare)
Verse 1
[0:48 - ?]
A#m7 D# G# C#
I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style,
A#m7 D# Fm Fm
And so I came to see him to listen for a while,
A#m7 D#7 G# C7
And there he was this young boy, A stranger to my eyes.
Chorus 2
[1:11 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Verse 2
[1:39 - ?]
A#m7 D# G# C#
I felt all flushed with fever, Embarrassed by the crowd,
A#m7 D# Fm Fm
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud,
A#m7 D#7 G# C7
I prayed that he would finish, But he just kept right on.
Chorus 2
[2:03 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Verse 3
[2:31 - ?]
A#m7 D# G# C#
He sang as if he knew me, In all my dark despair,
A#m7 D# Fm Fm
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there,
A#m7 D#7 G# C7
And he just kept on singing, Singing clear and strong.
Chorus 3
[2:55 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song. (tacet)
Chorus 4
[3:22 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh,
Fm A# D# C#
La La La La La La, Ohh Ohh Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh,
La Ahh Ahh, Ahh Ahh Ahh, Ah Ah\Ah Ah\Ah/Ah\Ah
Chorus 5
[3:49 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me... (tacet)
Chorus 5
[4:16 - ?]
Fm7 A#m7 D#7 G#
He was strumming my pain, Yeah he was singing my life,
Fm A# D# C#
Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life, With his words, Killing me softly, With his song.
End
4:45
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Rating4.9
Last update: Aug 29, 2026, 12:02 PMRate this song
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