Killing Me Softly (G Major)
Artist: Roberta Flack    Genre: Blues-Rock    Strum Pattern: | D – D u – u D – |    Roman Numerals: I, II, ii, ii7, IV, V, V7, VI, vi, VIsus4    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
1971. Composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. This version is sung by Roberta Flack.

Strum: | D – D u – u D – |
or, Pick Pattern: | 4 3 2 1 – 2 3 – | where "–" is a beat that isn't played (just let the previous note ring over it)

Note that this is a very basic version leaving out some of her extra lines.

NOTE: Where you see this symbol "(%)" it means that a new measure is starting, but don't change chords.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
- - E B E G♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
Esus4
(E,A,B)
- - E A B E


Chorus 1:
"(%)" means that a new measure/strum-pattern is starting, but don't change chords
strum slowly, only on beats 1 and 3, just for Chorus 1: D – – – D – – –
{G} [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Strumming my pain with his		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] fingers,		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] singing my life with his		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] words
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Killing me softly with		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] his song, killing me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softly with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his song
Telling my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whole life with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his words, killing me		 [Esus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Sixth] softly (%)
With his [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song (%)

Instrumental:
start regular Strum/Pick pattern
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] (%)

Verse 1:
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] I heard he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sang a good song,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I heard he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] had a style
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And so I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] came to see him, to		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] listen for a (%) while
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And there he		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] was, this young boy,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] a stranger		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] to my eyes

Chorus 2:
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Strumming my pain with his		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] fingers,		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] singing my life with his		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] words
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Killing me softly with		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] his song, killing me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softly with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his song
Telling my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whole life with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his words, killing me		 [Esus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Sixth] softly (%)
With his [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song (%)

Verse 2:
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] I felt all		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] flushed with fever,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] embarrassed		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by the crowd
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] I felt he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] found my letters, and		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] read each one out (%) loud
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] I prayed that		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] he would finish,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but he just		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] kept right on

Chorus 3:
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Strumming my pain with his		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] fingers,		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] singing my life with his		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] words
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Killing me softly with		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] his song, killing me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softly with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his song
Telling my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whole life with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his words, killing me		 [Esus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Sixth] softly (%)
With his [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song (%)

Verse 3:
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] He sang as		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] if he knew me,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] in all my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dark despair
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And then he		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] looked right through me, as		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] if I wasn't (%) there
[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] And he just		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] kept on singing,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] singing		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] clear and strong

Chorus 4:
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Strumming my pain with his		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] fingers,		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] singing my life with his		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] words
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Killing me softly with		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] his song, killing me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] softly with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his song
Telling my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whole life with		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his words, killing me		 [Esus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Sixth] softly (%)
"/– – –" at the end means finish with one strum & let it ring 4 beats
With his [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] song (%)/– – –

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