[Intro]
A E F#m E
[Verse]
A E
Step one you say we need to talk
F#m E A
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
E F#m
He smiles politely back at you
E A
You stare politely right on through
E F#m
Some sort of window to your right
E A
As he goes left and you stay right
E F#m
Between the lines of fear and blame
E
And you begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E A E F#m E
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse]
A E
Let him know that you know best
F#m E A
Cause after all you do know best
E
Try to slip past his defense
F#m E A
Without granting innocence
E F#m
Lay down a list of what is wrong
E
The things you've told him all along
A E
And pray to God he hears you
F#m E
And pray to God he hears you
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E A E F#m E
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse]
A E
As he begins to raise his voice
F#m E A
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
E
Drive until you lose the road
F#m E A
Or break with the ones you've followed
E
He will do one of two things
F#m E
He will admit to everything
A E
Or he'll say he's just not the same
F#m E
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E
Had I known how to save a life
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E A E F#m
Had I known how to save a life
[Bridge]
E A E F#m
How to save a life
E
How to save a life
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E
Had I known how to save a life
[Chorus]
D E F#m
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D E F#m
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A E A E F#m
Had I known how to save a life
[Outro]
E A E F#m
How to save a life
E A E F#m E
How to save a life
A~
[Intro]
A E F#m E
[Verse]
A E
Step one you say we need to talk
F#m He walks you say sit
E A
down it's just a talk
E F#m
He smiles politely back at you
E You stare politely
A
right on through
E F#m
Some sort of window to your right
E A
As he goes left and you stay right
E Between the lines
F#m
of fear and blame
And you begin to
E
wonder why you came
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E A E F#m E
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse]
A E
Let him know that you know best
F#m E A
Cause after all you do know best
E
Try to slip past his defense
F#m E A
Without granting innocence
E F#m
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've
E
told him all along
A E
And pray to God he hears you
F#m E
And pray to God he hears you
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E A E F#m E
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse]
A E
As he begins to raise his voice
F#m E You lower yours and grant
A
him one last choice
E
Drive until you lose the road
Em D G
Or break with the ones you've followed
E
He will do one of two things
F#m E
He will admit to everything
A Or he'll say he's
E
just not the same
F#m And you'll begin to
E
wonder why you came
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E
Had I known how to save a life
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E A E F#m
Had I known how to save a life
[Bridge]
E A E F#m
How to save a life
E
How to save a life
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E
Had I known how to save a life
[Chorus]
D E Where did I go wrong,
F#m
I lost a friend
A E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D And I would have stayed
E F#m
up with you all night
A E A E F#m
Had I known how to save a life
[Outro]
E A E F#m
How to save a life
E A E F#m E
How to save a life
A~