The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

D A / C#Step one you say we need to talk Bm A A / C# DHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk A / C# BmHe smiles politely back at you A A / C# DYou stare politely right on through A / C# BmSome sort of window to your right A A / C# DAs he goes left and you stay right A / C# BmBetween the lines of fear and blame A A / C#And you begin to wonder why you came G A BmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D A / C#Somewhere along in the bitterness G A BmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D A / C# DHad I known how to save a lifeD A / C#Let him know that you know bestBm A A / C# DCause after all you do know best A / C#Try to slip past his defenseBm A A / C#Without granting innocenceD A / C# BmLay down a list of what is wrong A A / C# DThe things you’ve told him all along A / C#And pray to God he hears youBm A A / C#Pray to God he hears you G A BmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D A / C#Somewhere along in the bitterness G A BmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D A / C# DHad I known how to save a lifeD A / C#As he begins to raise his voiceBm A A / C# DYou lower yours and grant him one last choice A / C#Drive until you lose the roadBm A A / C#Or break with the ones you’ve followedD A / C# BmHe will do one of two things A A / C#He will admit to everythingD A / C#Or he’ll say he’s just not the sameBm A A / C#And you’ll begin to wonder why you came G A BmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D A / C#Somewhere along in the bitterness G A BmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D A / C# DHad I known how to save a life