The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

G D / F#Step one you say we need to talk Em D D / F# GHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk D / F# EmHe smiles politely back at you D D / F# GYou stare politely right on through D / F# EmSome sort of window to your right D D / F# GAs he goes left and you stay right D / F# EmBetween the lines of fear and blame D D / F#And you begin to wonder why you came C D EmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D / F#Somewhere along in the bitterness C D EmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night G D / F# GHad I known how to save a lifeG D / F#Let him know that you know bestEm D D / F# GCause after all you do know best D / F#Try to slip past his defenseEm D D / F#Without granting innocenceG D / F# EmLay down a list of what is wrong D D / F# GThe things you’ve told him all along D / F#And pray to God he hears youEm D D / F#Pray to God he hears you C D EmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D / F#Somewhere along in the bitterness C D EmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night G D / F# GHad I known how to save a lifeG D / F#As he begins to raise his voiceEm D D / F# GYou lower yours and grant him one last choice D / F#Drive until you lose the roadEm D D / F#Or break with the ones you’ve followedG D / F# EmHe will do one of two things D D / F#He will admit to everythingG D / F#Or he’ll say he’s just not the sameEm D D / F#And you’ll begin to wonder why you came C D EmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D / F#Somewhere along in the bitterness C D EmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night G D / F# GHad I known how to save a life