Killing Me Softly With His Song Uke tab by Roberta Flack (Baritone Chords)

11 Chords used in the song: Em, Am, D7, G, A, D, C, Esus4, E, Am7, B7

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Artist: 
Year:  1973
Difficulty: 
4.05
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Guitar capo first fret
[Chorus]

Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
singing my life with his words
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly
E baritone chordE
with his song.


[Verse]

Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
I heard he sang a good song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
I heard he had a style
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
and so I came to see him
Em baritone chordEm
to listen for a while.
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D7 baritone chordD7
And there he was this young boy
G baritone chordG B7 baritone chordB7
a stranger to my eyes.



[Chorus]

Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
singing my life with his words
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly
E baritone chordE
with his song.


[Verse]

Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
I felt all flushed with fever
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
embarrassed by the crowd.
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
I felt he found my letters
Em baritone chordEm
and read each one out loud.
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D7 baritone chordD7
I prayed that he would finish
G baritone chordG B7 baritone chordB7
but he just kept right on.



[Chorus]

Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
singing my life with his words
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly
E baritone chordE
with his song.


[Verse]

Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
He sang as if he knew me
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
in all my dark despair.
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D baritone chordD
And then he looked right through me
Em baritone chordEm
as if I wasn't there.
Am7 baritone chordAm7 D7 baritone chordD7
And he just kept on singing
G baritone chordG B7 baritone chordB7
singing clear and strong.



[Chorus]

Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
singing my life with his words
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly
E baritone chordE
with his song.


Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Ooooh oooh,
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
Ooooh, ooooh
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
La la la, la la la
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
Ooooh oooh
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Laaaaah...
E baritone chordE
Laaaaaaah


Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
singing my life with his words
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly

E baritone chordE


[Ending]

Em baritone chordEm Am baritone chordAm
He was strumming my pain
D7 baritone chordD7 G baritone chordG
Yeah, he was singing my life
Em baritone chordEm A baritone chordA
killing me softly with his song
D baritone chordD C baritone chordC
killing me softly with his song
G baritone chordG C baritone chordC
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 baritone chordEsus4
Killing me softly
E baritone chordE
with his song.

Uke tab by , 18 Jul 2019

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true story actually
20 Jul 2019
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I just have the biggest killing stalking vibes from this (probably like one person will know what the heck I am taking about but its worth it)
19 Jul 2019
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About this song: Killing Me Softly With His Song

Lori Lieberman was the first to record "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1971.It became a bigger hit when covered by Roberta Flack in 1973. Her version won three Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Female Performer and it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks. It was replaced by "Love Train" by The O'Jays, then returned to the top of the U.S. charts for another week. In 1999 Flack's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more on Last.fm.

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