Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly ( 1973 ) # g! s" o7 a7 w M0 U& A$ e7 z" M2 V8 ?3 t
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8 G, U# Q/ m/ TStrumming my pain with his fingers3 e& q& h: g* G J
Singing my life with his words % e- Z, d U7 \8 D7 R0 T* o8 {5 WKilling me softly with his song 3 o7 l9 p, f! z, u) Q* BKilling me softly with his song+ J" i b9 [5 l( c
Telling my whole life with his words* u7 K& z& A7 {) l
Killing me softly with his song7 G3 x1 |! U6 h
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I heard he sang a good song ' m6 f* M) [; F5 `' r, u6 {4 mI heard he had a style # |/ s+ T& x# C+ u3 z& ~' a! LAnd so I came to see him " r. Z( Y* V0 @To listen for a while ! s1 d4 _& l/ T, @) c% LAnd there he was this young boy' F7 K' R2 D4 q
A stranger to my eyes7 j2 ?# p! t i( Q. u; ~5 o
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Strumming my pain with his fingers 9 f- A; f) O0 {$ O% R$ b# S9 \2 HSinging my life with his words9 t2 J' y* Z6 H: W/ r! k
Killing me softly with his song- c4 c1 g% U/ N) w* X! `- @
Killing me softly with his song8 k0 u. V( w4 v
Telling my whole life with his words + T* q9 {6 T% J9 `/ qKilling me softly with his song 2 [! q/ J, y! }- C# g/ }7 L; O' {
I felt all flushed with fever : m' }0 n Z, a) D% d& `& C; W1 REmbarassed by the crowd; Q5 t& r; H5 T/ M0 P1 ?% n
I felt he found my letters |) x9 X7 u4 e7 o2 g0 M
And read each one out loud5 W6 T( h! S; D6 R1 ?; x* B- _, ]
I prayed that he would finish 7 K9 ^; F: t3 \0 {( V5 M2 eBut he just kept right on. D. J2 S! c7 b: l
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Strumming my pain with his fingers$ Z: p v x" E+ S
Singing my life with his words0 p' @/ K' X9 e9 Q% F
Killing me softly with his song 5 y m; o; F& D3 J1 HKilling me softly with his song / C/ s+ ^" |1 k- C' E9 tTelling my whole life with his words1 f4 }2 r$ s9 m& V5 t, m& S2 r
Killing me softly with his song * w- [( ~: {# b3 e- S Z5 ~' x2 N# N( N0 Y% N" T; D% i9 Q
He sang as if he knew me" W% J& c- P5 J& ?1 T
In all my dark despair: D9 w. o/ j4 u0 f/ C' O0 H& V
And then he looked right through me 0 j% l$ U9 j8 HAs if I wasn't there ! \: D+ {: {( @9 Y& nAnd he just kept on singing7 A5 m8 G0 F2 Z) s) s! j! ?
Singing clear and strong( Z1 X1 B/ H+ g% g5 a; [
* F0 ^8 c$ w$ k- O1 w3 ? K0 xStrumming my pain with his fingers9 ^) c. H+ r& q! F
Singing my life with his words( r% \# @' d% R; K
Killing me softly with his song: P" y/ c+ Y1 ^* b- T
Killing me softly with his song 1 Z; N5 A" c; o/ [: yTelling my whole life with his words6 Q/ F1 i; Y" L: n+ o* x
Killing me softly with his song % d/ i: U" \( O' X* l& g4 b' @, z3 g/ c4 }5 q' x
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Strumming my pain with his fingers . l \$ e% u# b$ A% s+ @Singing my life with his words 0 O/ j a0 A$ L& nKilling me softly with his song( R; T+ ]/ M" H% @
Killing me softly with his song ; Z+ F" m/ D( y' _3 F; KTelling my whole life with his words ; Y0 C3 E( x) D8 Z6 u: |Killing me( {) p' m+ b2 i7 f$ b7 d
; F2 B$ a" Y3 l( l. f8 FHe was strumming my pain 8 |0 O" T5 ?4 ~4 ~" [/ n- [Yeah, he was singing my life 3 \( z; n& V5 i3 ?: bKilling me softly with his song9 _9 r7 E4 {0 r, z
Killing me softly with his song : N% S0 T9 I1 [Telling my whole life with his words % c9 O/ k" b7 \& _1 J+ |Killing me softly) @& w, Z) @! ?) [6 O$ T
With his song
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972 ( ?, T/ Q( c- H. W7 R3 d1 s6 D6 N: ?9 N* v% B& k* k
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! p7 O3 F& v: b# W, \2 `# u$ yRoberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972; i' n# A( P( j6 z
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The first time ever I saw your face % R( V' b! \/ x6 ?0 Q) II thought the sun rose in your eyes 4 V+ X3 u: U* e/ v* ]( k5 r8 ^And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave4 b4 N; P8 Z1 N
To the dark and the end of the skies * p- P4 I& h7 B! y7 O9 K. }) [) @" j4 A% j
The first time ever I kissed your mouth + C. e2 D/ ]% c( U" }$ F$ ?I felt the earth move in my hand ; T8 @2 ^ U2 e8 Q# Q+ Q( hLike the trembling heart of a captive bird+ n- f! `1 c! _9 c+ O: W: Z
That was there at my command my love) o* z# [- h8 t& `% f R
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The first time ever I lay with you" R. Q7 M; B3 j( _# f3 d
And felt your heart so close to mine ! }" W/ E8 g5 w& s% w" Y3 xAnd I knew our joy it would fill the earth! T9 w' J" r! D: V
And last 'til the end of time my love3 @9 e. d; j5 m& b
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The first time ever I saw your face ' }. X& ]# [, q) CYour face, your face, your face