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