The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

F C / EStep one you say we need to talk Dm C C / E FHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk C / E DmHe smiles politely back at you C C / E FYou stare politely right on through C / E DmSome sort of window to your right C C / E FAs he goes left and you stay right C / E DmBetween the lines of fear and blame C C / EAnd you begin to wonder why you came A# C DmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F C / ESomewhere along in the bitterness A# C DmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F C / E FHad I known how to save a lifeF C / ELet him know that you know bestDm C C / E FCause after all you do know best C / ETry to slip past his defenseDm C C / EWithout granting innocenceF C / E DmLay down a list of what is wrong C C / E FThe things you’ve told him all along C / EAnd pray to God he hears youDm C C / EPray to God he hears you A# C DmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F C / ESomewhere along in the bitterness A# C DmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F C / E FHad I known how to save a lifeF C / EAs he begins to raise his voiceDm C C / E FYou lower yours and grant him one last choice C / EDrive until you lose the roadDm C C / EOr break with the ones you’ve followedF C / E DmHe will do one of two things C C / EHe will admit to everythingF C / EOr he’ll say he’s just not the sameDm C C / EAnd you’ll begin to wonder why you came A# C DmWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F C / ESomewhere along in the bitterness A# C DmAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F C / E FHad I known how to save a life