The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

B F# / A#Step one you say we need to talk G#m F# F# / A# BHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk F# / A# G#mHe smiles politely back at you F# F# / A# BYou stare politely right on through F# / A# G#mSome sort of window to your right F# F# / A# BAs he goes left and you stay right F# / A# G#mBetween the lines of fear and blame F# F# / A#And you begin to wonder why you came E F# G#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend B F# / A#Somewhere along in the bitterness E F# G#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night B F# / A# BHad I known how to save a lifeB F# / A#Let him know that you know bestG#m F# F# / A# BCause after all you do know best F# / A#Try to slip past his defenseG#m F# F# / A#Without granting innocenceB F# / A# G#mLay down a list of what is wrong F# F# / A# BThe things you’ve told him all along F# / A#And pray to God he hears youG#m F# F# / A#Pray to God he hears you E F# G#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend B F# / A#Somewhere along in the bitterness E F# G#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night B F# / A# BHad I known how to save a lifeB F# / A#As he begins to raise his voiceG#m F# F# / A# BYou lower yours and grant him one last choice F# / A#Drive until you lose the roadG#m F# F# / A#Or break with the ones you’ve followedB F# / A# G#mHe will do one of two things F# F# / A#He will admit to everythingB F# / A#Or he’ll say he’s just not the sameG#m F# F# / A#And you’ll begin to wonder why you came E F# G#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend B F# / A#Somewhere along in the bitterness E F# G#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night B F# / A# BHad I known how to save a life