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Killing Me Softly

Roberta Flack
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Strumming  my pain with his fingers
singing  my life with his words
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.
I  heard he sang  a good song
I  heard he had  a style
and  so I came  to see him
 and listen  for a while.
And  there he was  this young boy
a  stranger to  my eyes.
 (Chorus)
 I felt all flushed with fever
 embarrassed by the crowd.
 I felt he found my letters
 and read each one out loud.
 I prayed that he would finish
 but he just kept right on.
 (Chorus)
 He sang as if he knew me
 in all my dark despair.
 And then he looked right through me
 as if I wasn't there.
 And he just kept on singing
 singing clear and strong.
 (Chorus)

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Readable chord sheet for Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack

[Em]Strumming my pain with his fin[Am]gers
[D7]singing my life with his word[G]s
[Em]killing me softly with h[A]is song
killing me soft[D]ly with his [C]song
telling my [G]whole life with his [C]words.
Killing me soft[Esus4]ly
with his song[E].

[Am7]I heard he sa[D]ng a good song
[G]I heard he [C]had a style
[Am7]and so I ca[D]me to see him
and [Em]listen for a while.
[Am7]And there he wa[D7]s this young boy
[G]a stranger [B7]to my eyes.

(Chorus)

I felt all flushed with fever
embarrassed by the crowd.
I felt he found my letters
and read each one out loud.
I prayed that he would finish
but he just kept right on.

(Chorus)

He sang as if he knew me
in all my dark despair.
And then he looked right through me
as if I wasn't there.
And he just kept on singing
singing clear and strong.

(Chorus)

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