The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

D# A# / DStep one you say we need to talk Cm A# A# / D D#He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk A# / D CmHe smiles politely back at you A# A# / D D#You stare politely right on through A# / D CmSome sort of window to your right A# A# / D D#As he goes left and you stay right A# / D CmBetween the lines of fear and blame A# A# / DAnd you begin to wonder why you came G# A# CmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D# A# / DSomewhere along in the bitterness G# A# CmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D# A# / D D#Had I known how to save a lifeD# A# / DLet him know that you know bestCm A# A# / D D#Cause after all you do know best A# / DTry to slip past his defenseCm A# A# / DWithout granting innocenceD# A# / D CmLay down a list of what is wrong A# A# / D D#The things you’ve told him all along A# / DAnd pray to God he hears youCm A# A# / DPray to God he hears you G# A# CmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D# A# / DSomewhere along in the bitterness G# A# CmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D# A# / D D#Had I known how to save a lifeD# A# / DAs he begins to raise his voiceCm A# A# / D D#You lower yours and grant him one last choice A# / DDrive until you lose the roadCm A# A# / DOr break with the ones you’ve followedD# A# / D CmHe will do one of two things A# A# / DHe will admit to everythingD# A# / DOr he’ll say he’s just not the sameCm A# A# / DAnd you’ll begin to wonder why you came G# A# CmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend D# A# / DSomewhere along in the bitterness G# A# CmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night D# A# / D D#Had I known how to save a life