Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
standard tuning
capo 10th fret
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VERSE 1:
G/BG/B
Step one you say we need to talk
C majorC
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
A minorAm
He smiles politely back at you
C majorC
You stare politely right on through
A minorAm
Some sort of window to your right
C majorC
As he goes left and you stay right
A minorAm
Between the lines of fear and blame
G/BG/B
And you begin to wonder why you came
CHORUS:
A minorAm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G+G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A minorAm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G+G
Had I known how to save a life
VERSE 2:
G/BG/B
Let him know that you know best
C majorC
Cause after all you do know best
A minorAm
Try to slip past his defence
C majorC
Without granting innocence
A minorAm
Lay down a list of what is wrong
C majorC
The things you’ve told him all along
G/BG/B
And pray to God he hears you
CHORUS:
A minorAm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G+G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A minorAm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G+G
Had I known how to save a life
VERSE 3:
G/BG/B
As he begins to raise his voice
C majorC
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
A minorAm
Drive until you lose the road
C majorC
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
A minorAm
He will do one of two things
C majorC
He will admit to everything
A minorAm
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
G/BG/B
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came
CHORUS:
A minorAm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G+G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A minorAm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G+G
Had I known how to save a life
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