Killing Me Softly With His Song

A popular song from 1972.
Words by Norman Gimbel.
Music by Charles Fox.

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Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. I heard he sang a good song
   I heard he had a style
   And so I came to see him
   To listen for awhile
   And there he was this young boy
   A stranger to my eyes

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

2. 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
3. He sang as if he knew me
   I all my dark despair
   And then he looked right through me
   As if I wasn’t there
   But he was there, this stranger
   Singing clear and strong

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Sung here by Vancha March: