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

I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
cnd so I came to see him
To listen for a while
cnd there he was this young boy
Stranger to my eyes

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

He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
cnd then he looked right through me
cs if I wasn't there
cnd he just kept on singing
Singing clear and strong

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

ch, ah, ah, ah ,ah
ch, ah, ah, ah
ch, ah

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