The Fray - How to Save a Life - Chords
Orginal Tone: Bb | A# | Gm
Selected Tone: |Capo: 0
Bb F Gm7 F
Bb F
Step one you say we need to talk
Gm7 F Bb
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
F Gm7
He smiles politely back at you
F Bb
You stare politely right on through
F Gm7
Some sort of window to your right
F Bb
As he goes left and you stay right
F Gm7
Between the lines of fear and blame
F
And you begin to wonder why you came
Eb F Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Bb F
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Eb F Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Bb F Bb
Had I known how to save a life
F Gm7 F
Bb F
Let him know that you know best
Gm7 F
Cause after all you do know best
Bb F
Try to slip past his defense
Gm7 F
Without granting innocence
Bb F Gm7
Lay down a list of what is wrong
F
The things you’ve told him all along
Bb F
And pray to God he hears you
Gm7 F
And pray to God he hears you
Eb F Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Bb F
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Eb F Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Bb F Bb
Had I known how to save a life
F Gm7 F
Bb F
As he begins to raise his voice
Gm7 F Bb
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
F
Drive until you lose the road
Gm7 F
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
Bb F
He will do one of two things
Gm7 F
He will admit to everything
Bb F
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
Gm7 F
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came
Eb F Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Bb F
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Eb F Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Bb F Bb
Had I known how to save a life
F Gm7 Bb F Bb
How to save a life
Eb F Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Bb F
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Eb F Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Bb F Bb
Had I known how to save a life
F Gm7 Bb F Bb
How to save a life