Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
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🎸 Intro: G D/F# Em7 D/F# 🎸 Verse: G D/F# Step one you say we need to talk Em7 D/F# G He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk D/F# Em7 He smiles politely back at you D G You stare politely right on through D/F# Em7 Some sort of window to your right D/F# G As he goes left and you stay right D/F# Em7 Between the lines of fear and blame D You begin to wonder why you came
🎸 Chorus: C D Em And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em7 And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life 🎸 Instrumental: G D/F# Em7 G 🎸 Verse: G D/F# Let him know that you know best Em7 D/F# 'Cause after all you do know best G D/F# Try to slip past his defense Em D Without granting innocence G D/F# Em7 Lay down a list of what is wrong D/F# Things you’ve told him all along G D/F# And pray to God he hears you Em7 D And I pray to God he hears you 🎸 Chorus: C D Em7 And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em7 And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life 🎸 Instrumental: G D/F# Em7 D/F# G D/F# Em7 D 🎸 Verse: G D/F# As he begins to raise his voice Em7 D/F# G You lower yours and grant him one last choice D/F# Drive until you lose the road Em7 D Or break with the ones you’ve followed G D/F# G/B He will do one of two things Em7 D/F# He will admit to everything G D/F# Or he’ll say he’s just not the same Em7 D And you’ll begin to wonder why you came 🎸 Chorus: C D Em7 And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G G/B Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# Had I known how to save C D Em7 And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G G/B Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em7 And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life Instrumental/🎸 Outro: G D/F# Em Em7 D/F# G D/F# Em7 How to save a life Em7 D G How to save a life
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