The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

E B / D#Step one you say we need to talk C#m B B / D# EHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk B / D# C#mHe smiles politely back at you B B / D# EYou stare politely right on through B / D# C#mSome sort of window to your right B B / D# EAs he goes left and you stay right B / D# C#mBetween the lines of fear and blame B B / D#And you begin to wonder why you came A B C#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend E B / D#Somewhere along in the bitterness A B C#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night E B / D# EHad I known how to save a lifeE B / D#Let him know that you know bestC#m B B / D# ECause after all you do know best B / D#Try to slip past his defenseC#m B B / D#Without granting innocenceE B / D# C#mLay down a list of what is wrong B B / D# EThe things you’ve told him all along B / D#And pray to God he hears youC#m B B / D#Pray to God he hears you A B C#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend E B / D#Somewhere along in the bitterness A B C#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night E B / D# EHad I known how to save a lifeE B / D#As he begins to raise his voiceC#m B B / D# EYou lower yours and grant him one last choice B / D#Drive until you lose the roadC#m B B / D#Or break with the ones you’ve followedE B / D# C#mHe will do one of two things B B / D#He will admit to everythingE B / D#Or he’ll say he’s just not the sameC#m B B / D#And you’ll begin to wonder why you came A B C#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend E B / D#Somewhere along in the bitterness A B C#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night E B / D# EHad I known how to save a life