Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly ( 1973 ) , k' D) c( ^( e) ]! n0 { `- ^5 v$ U8 ?( Q
& i* z( @1 O4 t) l1 p 7 b9 Y. ?4 h$ r/ kStrumming my pain with his fingers 6 x1 p3 l" j4 S! E. MSinging my life with his words p' \: }' q, {Killing me softly with his song 4 q0 j! P6 V* `* o( O) g% TKilling me softly with his song ! _7 I: m' \8 oTelling my whole life with his words4 V2 ^9 }. A5 I& f: L
Killing me softly with his song: L( \# Q9 G$ h; u2 q" I0 R
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I heard he sang a good song- k5 I8 t/ c$ |! L$ _
I heard he had a style) \1 f7 f' a! q1 G
And so I came to see him " g9 h7 _& j L. {0 ~' YTo listen for a while! Q4 d6 P7 U! k" S
And there he was this young boy' F' S: r, i& I
A stranger to my eyes 5 H$ S4 V5 j( F ]* z2 h( A9 T5 W9 m5 v9 z, j/ |# C$ q
Strumming my pain with his fingers 8 H. F8 e! o" D9 x3 s7 I4 RSinging my life with his words : c/ `" ~; a- S. yKilling me softly with his song2 E$ N& | t4 c
Killing me softly with his song. I. e4 @6 @. N; C, A5 s
Telling my whole life with his words " b! X( n2 z2 Y# n6 \9 s* P$ EKilling me softly with his song) j7 f; D H E3 Y
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I felt all flushed with fever - r7 J9 R' q; A4 U7 B2 fEmbarassed by the crowd- E; N' C* M9 s& K5 u
I felt he found my letters0 A# p7 s! `2 A- S) k
And read each one out loud- E, R, A; O+ r( D3 k+ S5 {& `
I prayed that he would finish $ H4 J& ^* V+ ~. LBut he just kept right on ) `+ \9 l% h! L7 ]% C 4 ~/ z+ p& y0 BStrumming my pain with his fingers 5 u) S H) {6 \; FSinging my life with his words $ c% |- }) _& I6 \2 f% bKilling me softly with his song 8 ]/ e, Q# }7 s9 @7 u7 I+ L& _Killing me softly with his song& ]5 l" Q$ y+ f3 Z5 Z; } m: T
Telling my whole life with his words q* P8 ]" l* t0 C$ y8 c$ H
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He sang as if he knew me* I4 F5 \6 x) A! f( W6 V
In all my dark despair : }4 m4 @* x3 cAnd then he looked right through me D4 y1 H0 u; J9 K( b. h5 z$ VAs if I wasn't there ( Y4 D1 m! M+ p3 E. cAnd he just kept on singing 8 j c' K+ w6 F; B! h1 x6 {/ HSinging clear and strong/ N9 x" z/ l, D. c0 p8 w/ Q9 R1 h
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Strumming my pain with his fingers/ r1 [! Z( Z9 d( @1 K3 P3 W
Singing my life with his words . T/ r# A G! ~0 H6 ZKilling me softly with his song ' G9 ^1 v x8 l7 l/ g A, C0 EKilling me softly with his song 5 \; @ @6 u rTelling my whole life with his words% E: s0 ]/ G6 k7 w
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Strumming my pain with his fingers2 p E! L& `7 Q/ l( [
Singing my life with his words. M B* H' [9 V/ @8 X, O
Killing me softly with his song 0 ?; V4 `8 Q* jKilling me softly with his song9 c- M# f. m4 F/ X, v; N
Telling my whole life with his words 3 p( u8 J: J2 \Killing me- [2 b1 r1 F! @" l8 [5 K) d; h' l
" ~3 a, d4 E$ t9 x7 bHe was strumming my pain " q& F5 W" e- h/ MYeah, he was singing my life 7 I2 J. {7 w! X2 f- PKilling me softly with his song ) N# F; P9 c5 k8 S2 T+ xKilling me softly with his song* e* ]& Z2 }( ^2 Y$ `) G8 _
Telling my whole life with his words4 u' c3 y1 t1 v7 O; ^1 l
Killing me softly 5 c0 F7 k- r* ^With his song
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972; U) F& d! W6 o+ M6 I* N, S0 M
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Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972/ F0 Y. {+ o" `$ ]/ H& E. t
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The first time ever I saw your face / ?, y/ h) c! T5 k( j5 ]I thought the sun rose in your eyes % i" }# D* t- t9 M @, NAnd the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave # H" p. t) I' Y3 x1 T8 o Y0 BTo the dark and the end of the skies0 c6 `9 {" L5 \) @7 r( ~5 C
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The first time ever I kissed your mouth - S0 z* ~" G, H' j! l2 gI felt the earth move in my hand! U/ d k% c8 o8 Q( q5 d9 N
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird- g# t: j4 B* r% }; b: L
That was there at my command my love. v, j* x' a$ _) e
" M9 B3 h, y4 U4 s+ aThe first time ever I lay with you 9 i, ^( F% d- @6 [ @) ZAnd felt your heart so close to mine( U' E; s8 h6 A a: X
And I knew our joy it would fill the earth5 S2 j* q) [) E1 x
And last 'til the end of time my love ! F5 _9 w7 v) ~8 i! h 7 F9 b( {( R: }* l& HThe first time ever I saw your face( H# _' {8 {, \7 b; ?5 s
Your face, your face, your face