The Fray – How To Save A Life
122 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming [How to Save a Life 2005]
Intro
A# F/A Gm F
Verse 1
A# F/A
Step one you say we need to talk…
Gm F
He walks you say sit down it’s just a
A# F/A
talk… He smiles politely back at you…
Gm F
You stare politely right on
A# F/A
through… Some sort of window to your
Gm F
right… as he goes left and you stay
A# F/A
right… between the lines… of fear and
Gm F
blame… and you begin to wonder why you came…
Chorus
D# F
Where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm * A#. * F/A.
night… had I known how to save a
Interlude
A# F/A Gm F
life…
Verse 2
A# F/A
Let him know that you know best…
Gm F
‘cause after all you do know best…
A# F/A
Try to slip past his defense…
Gm F
without granting innocence…
A# F/A
Lay down a list of what is
Gm F
wrong… The things you’ve told him all along…
A# F/A
Pray to God he hears you…
Gm F
and I pray to God he hears you… and…
Chorus
D# F
where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm * A#. * F/A.
night… had I known how to save a
Interlude
A# F/A Gm F
life…
Verse 3
A# F/A
As he begins to raise his voice…
Gm F
You lower yours… and grant him one last
A# F/A
choice… “Drive until you lose the road…
Gm F
or break with the ones you’ve followed…”
A# F/A
He will do one of two things…
Gm F
He will admit to everything…
A# F/A
or he’ll say he’s just not the same…
Gm F
and you’ll begin to wonder why you came…
Refrain
D# F
Where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm A#. F/A.
night… had I known how to save a life…
Chorus
D# F
Where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm A#. F/A.
night… had I known how to save a
Solo (Play Softly)
A# F/A Gm F
life… How to save a
A# F/A Gm F
life… How to save a life…
Refrain
D# F
Where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm A#. F/A.
night… had I known how to save a life…
Chorus
D# F
Where did I go wrong… I lost a
Gm A#. F/A.
friend… somewhere along in the bitterness…
D# F
and I would have stayed up with you all
Gm * A#. * F/A.
night… had I known how to save a
Outro
A# F/A Gm F
life… How to save a
A# F/A Gm F
life… How to save a
A# F/A Gm F * A#
life…