Softly Chords
Softly by Gordon Lightfoot is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Amaj7, Bm7, E, A7, D, Dm6, D6 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Amaj7 Bm7 E Amaj7 Bm7
Softly she comes, whispers the breeze with her passing
E Amaj7 A7 D
In secret love, she is laughing
Dm6 Amaj7 D6
Softly she comes in the night
Amaj7 Bm7 E Amaj7 Bm7
Softly she sighs, sweetly she lies never sleeping
E Amaj7 A7 D
Her fragrance all in my keeping
Dm6 Amaj7 D6
Softly she comes in the night
E D A
Down the darkened hall I hear her footsteps on the stair
E
Then she is in my arms once more
Amaj7 Bm7 E Amaj7 Bm7
Then softly she goes, her shining lips in the shadows,
E Amaj7 A7 D
Whisper good-bye at my window
Dm6 Amaj7 D6
Softly she goes in the dawn
Dm6 Amaj7 D6
Softly she goes in the dawn