The Fray - How to save a life

^GStep one you say we n^D/F#eed to talk He w^Emalks you say sit do^Dwn it’s^D/F# just a ^Gtalk He smiles pol^D/F#itely back at y^Emou You stare pol^Ditely ri^D/F#ght on thr^Gough Some sort of wi^D/F#ndow to your r^Emight As he goes le^Dft and y^D/F#ou stay ri^Gght Between the li^D/F#nes of fear and b^Emlame And you begin to wo^Dnder w^D/F#hy you came

Wh^Cere did I go w^Drong, I lost a fr^Emiend Somewhere al^Gong in the bit^D/F#terness And ^CI would have stayed ^Dup with you all n^Emight Had I known h^Gow to save a l^D/F#ife

^GLet him know that you^D/F# know best ^EmCause after all you^D do know ^D/F#best ^G Try to slip ^D/F#past his defens^Eme Without^D grantin^D/F#g innocenc^Ge Lay down a list^D/F# of what is wr^Emong The things yo^Du’ve t^D/F#old him al^Gl along ^D/F#And pray to God h^Eme hears you And i’ll pra^Dy to god he hears ^Dyou

W^Chere did I go ^Dwrong, I lost a f^Emriend Somewhere al^Gong in the bit^D/F#terness And ^CI would have stayed ^Dup with you all n^Emight

Had I known h^Gow to save a l^D/F#ife

^GAs he begins to raise^D/F# his voice ^EmYou lower yours and^D grant hi^D/F#m one la^Gst choice Drive until ^D/F#you lose the ro^Emad Or brea^Dk with t^D/F#he ones yo^Gu’ve followed He will do one ^D/F#of two things ^Em He will admit^D to ever^D/F#ything ^{G D/F#}Or he’ll say he^Em’s just not the same And you’ll begin^D to wo^D/F#nder why you came

W^Chere did I go ^Dwrong, I lost a f^Emriend Somewhere al^Gong in the bit^D/F#terness And ^CI would have stayed ^Dup with you all n^Emight Had I known h^Gow to save a l^D/F#ife