Lauryn Hill - Killing me softly

^EmStrumming my pain with his fin^Am7gers ^D7singing my life with his word^Gs ^Emkilling me softly with h^Am7is song killing me soft^Dly with his ^Csong telling my ^Gwhole life with his ^Cwords. Killing me soft^Fmaj7ly with his song^E.

^Am7I heard he sa^Dng a good song ^GI heard he ^Chad a style ^Am7and so I ca^Dme to see him and ^Emlisten for a while. ^Am7And there he wa^D7s this young boy ^Ga stranger ^B7to my eyes.

^EmStrumming my pain with his fin^Am7gers ^D7singing my life with his word^Gs ^Emkilling me softly with h^Am7is song killing me soft^Dly with his ^Csong telling my ^Gwhole life with his ^Cwords. Killing me soft^Fmaj7ly with his song^E.

^Am7I felt all fl^Dushed with fever ^Gembarrassed^C by the crowd. ^Am7I felt he f^Dound my letters and ^Emread each one out loud. ^Am7I prayed that h^D7e would finish ^Gbut he just^B7 kept right on.

^EmStrumming my pain with his fin^Am7gers ^D7singing my life with his word^Gs ^Emkilling me softly with h^Am7is song killing me soft^Dly with his ^Csong telling my ^Gwhole life with his ^Cwords. Killing me soft^Fmaj7ly with his song^E.

^Am7He sang as if^D he knew me ^Gin all my d^Cark despair. ^Am7And then he^D looked right through me as i^Emf I wasn't there. ^Am7And he just kep^D7t on singing ^Gsinging cle^B7ar and strong.

^EmStrumming my pain with his fin^Am7gers ^D7singing my life with his word^Gs ^Emkilling me softly with h^Am7is song killing me soft^Dly with his ^Csong telling my ^Gwhole life with his ^Cwords. Killing me soft^Fmaj7ly with his song^E.