A 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 I felt all flushed with fever Embarrassed by the crowd I felt he found my letters And read each one out loud
Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 - December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist and songwriter of popular songs and themes to television shows and films. He wrote the lyrics for songs including "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (with composer Charles Fox) and "Canadian Sunset".He also co-wrote "Killing Me Softly With His Song".He wrote English-language lyrics for many international hits
Killing me softly with his song. 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. But he was there with a stranger. Singing clear and strong. Strumming my pain with his fingers. Singing my life with his words.
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 And so I came to see him, to listen for a while And there he was, this young boy A stranger to my eyes Strumming my pain with his fingers Singing my life with his words Killing me softly with
Am7 D7 I prayed that she would finish, G B7 But she just kept right on . . . [Chorus] Em Am Strummin' my pain with her fingers, D7 G Singin' my life with her words, Em A Killing me softly with her song, D C Killing me softly, with her song, G C Telling my whole life with her words, Fmaj7b5 E Killing me softly, with her song Am7 D She sang as if
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