Killing Me Softly Uke tab by Fugees

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

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Year:  1996
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4.05
(Intermediate)
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Em Em                            Am Am
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 D7 G G
singing my life with his words
Em Em A A
killing me softly with his song
D D C C
killing me softly with his song
G G C C
telling my whole life with his words.
Esus4 Esus4
Killing me softly
E E
with his song.

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


(Chorus)


I felt all flushed with fever
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.

(Chorus)

He sang as if he knew me
in all my dark despair.
And then he looked right through me
as if I wasn't there.
And he just kept on singing
singing clear and strong.

(Chorus)

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I think the only thing you should change is from the Esus4 to simply F. After that, it's perfect!
15 Jul 2010
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About this song: Killing Me Softly

Hip hop group The Fugees covered the song in 1996 on their album The Score, with Lauryn Hill singing the lead vocals. Their version, titled "Killing Me Softly," became a massive hit reaching number two on the U.S. airplay chart, and had similar success in the UK, reaching number one, becoming 1996's best selling single in the country. The version sampled the 1990 song "Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest from their debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

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