Strumming my pain with his fingers Em Am
Singing my life with his words D7 G
Killing me softy with his song Em A
Killing me softy with his song D C
Telling my whole life with his words G C
Killing me softy with his song Esus4 E

I heard he sang a good song , I heard he had a style Am7 D G C
And so I came to see him and listen for a while Am7 D Em
And there he was this young boy strangler to my eyes Am7 D7 G B7

Strumming my pain with his fingers Em Am
Singing my life with his words D7 G
Killing me softy with his song Em A
Killing me softy with his song D C
Telling my whole life with his words G C
Killing me softy with his song Esus4 E

I felt all flushed with feer 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

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softy with his song
Killing me softy with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softy with his song

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
And than he looked right through me as if I wasn’t there
But he was there this strangler singing clear and strong

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softy with his song
Killing me softy with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softy with his song