The Fray - How To Save A Lifeadd

F# C# / FStep one you say we need to talk D#m C# C# / F F#He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk C# / F D#mHe smiles politely back at you C# C# / F F#You stare politely right on through C# / F D#mSome sort of window to your right C# C# / F F#As he goes left and you stay right C# / F D#mBetween the lines of fear and blame C# C# / FAnd you begin to wonder why you came B C# D#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F# C# / FSomewhere along in the bitterness B C# D#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F# C# / F F#Had I known how to save a lifeF# C# / FLet him know that you know bestD#m C# C# / F F#Cause after all you do know best C# / FTry to slip past his defenseD#m C# C# / FWithout granting innocenceF# C# / F D#mLay down a list of what is wrong C# C# / F F#The things you’ve told him all along C# / FAnd pray to God he hears youD#m C# C# / FPray to God he hears you B C# D#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F# C# / FSomewhere along in the bitterness B C# D#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F# C# / F F#Had I known how to save a lifeF# C# / FAs he begins to raise his voiceD#m C# C# / F F#You lower yours and grant him one last choice C# / FDrive until you lose the roadD#m C# C# / FOr break with the ones you’ve followedF# C# / F D#mHe will do one of two things C# C# / FHe will admit to everythingF# C# / FOr he’ll say he’s just not the sameD#m C# C# / FAnd you’ll begin to wonder why you came B C# D#mWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend F# C# / FSomewhere along in the bitterness B C# D#mAnd I would have stayed up with you all night F# C# / F F#Had I known how to save a life