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How To Save A Life (Ver2) by The Fray

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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

How To Save A Life (Ver2) Chords Info

Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Chords: G/B, C, Am, G