The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

C# G# / CStep one you say we need to talk A#m G# G# / C C#He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk G# / C A#mHe smiles politely back at you G# G# / C C#You stare politely right on through G# / C A#mSome sort of window to your right G# G# / C C#As he goes left and you stay right G# / C A#mBetween the lines of fear and blame G# G# / CAnd you begin to wonder why you came F# G# A#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend C# G# / CSomewhere along in the bitterness F# G# A#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night C# G# / C C#Had I known how to save a lifeC# G# / CLet him know that you know bestA#m G# G# / C C#Cause after all you do know best G# / CTry to slip past his defenseA#m G# G# / CWithout granting innocenceC# G# / C A#mLay down a list of what is wrong G# G# / C C#The things you’ve told him all along G# / CAnd pray to God he hears youA#m G# G# / CPray to God he hears you F# G# A#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend C# G# / CSomewhere along in the bitterness F# G# A#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night C# G# / C C#Had I known how to save a lifeC# G# / CAs he begins to raise his voiceA#m G# G# / C C#You lower yours and grant him one last choice G# / CDrive until you lose the roadA#m G# G# / COr break with the ones you’ve followedC# G# / C A#mHe will do one of two things G# G# / CHe will admit to everythingC# G# / COr he’ll say he’s just not the sameA#m G# G# / CAnd you’ll begin to wonder why you came F# G# A#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend C# G# / CSomewhere along in the bitterness F# G# A#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night C# G# / C C#Had I known how to save a life