How To Save A Life chords by The Fray (Ver. 2)

standard tuning
capo 10th fret


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VERSE 1:

G/B
Step one you say we need to talk
  C
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
       Am
He smiles politely back at you
       C
You stare politely right on through
        Am
Some sort of window to your right
       C
As he goes left and you stay right
       Am
Between the lines of fear and blame
          G/B
And you begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:

 Am
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
      G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
  Am
And I would have stayed up with you all night
       G
Had I known how to save a life



VERSE 2:

G/B
Let him know that you know best
  C
Cause after all you do know best
       Am
Try to slip past his defence
       C
Without granting innocence
        Am
Lay down a list of what is wrong
       C
The things you’ve told him all along
          G/B
And pray to God he hears you

CHORUS:

 Am
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
      G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
  Am
And I would have stayed up with you all night
       G
Had I known how to save a life



VERSE 3:

G/B
As he begins to raise his voice
  C
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
       Am
Drive until you lose the road
       C
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
        Am
He will do one of two things
       C
He will admit to everything
       Am
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
          G/B
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came


CHORUS:

 Am
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
      G
Somewhere along in the bitterness
  Am
And I would have stayed up with you all night
       G
Had I known how to save a life