1. [Am] I heard he [D] sang a good song [G] I heard he [C] had a style
[Am] And so I [D] came to see him and [Em] listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D7] was this young boy [G] stranger [B7] to my eyes
Chorus: [Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
[D7] Singing my life with his [G] words
[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
Killing me [D] softly with his [C] song
Telling my [G] whole life with his [C] words
Killing me [F] softly with his [E] song
2. [Am] I felt all [D] flushed with fever [G] Embarrassed [C] by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D] found my letters and [Em] read each one out loud
[Am] I prayed that [D7] he would finish [G] But he just [B7] kept right on
3. [Am] He sang as [D] if he knew me [G] in all my [C] dark despair.
[Am] And then he [D] looked right through me as [Em] if I wasn't there
[Am] But he was [D7] there, this stranger, [G] singing [B7] clear and loud
