1. [Fm] I heard he [Bb] sang a good song [Eb] I heard he [Ab] had a style
[Fm] And so I [Bb] came to see him and [Cm] listen for a while
[Fm] And there he [Bb7] was this young boy [Eb] stranger [G7] to my eyes
Chorus: [Cm] Strumming my pain with his [Fm] fingers
[Bb7] Singing my life with his [Eb] words
[Cm] Killing me softly with [F] his song
Killing me [Bb] softly with his [Ab] song
Telling my [Eb] whole life with his [Ab] words
Killing me [C#] softly with his [C] song
2. [Fm] I felt all [Bb] flushed with fever [Eb] Embarrassed [Ab] by the crowd
[Fm] I felt he [Bb] found my letters and [Cm] read each one out loud
[Fm] I prayed that [Bb7] he would finish [Eb] But he just [G7] kept right on
3. [Fm] He sang as [Bb] if he knew me [Eb] in all my [Ab] dark despair.
[Fm] And then he [Bb] looked right through me as [Cm] if I wasn't there
[Fm] But he was [Bb7] there, this stranger, [Eb] singing [G7] clear and loud
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