How to Save a Life Chords by The Fray
- Key: Bb
- BPM: 122
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Bb F Bb F ■ ■ ■ Step one you say We need to talk Bb Dm F Bb He walks you say Sit down it's just a talk F Dm Bb He smiles politely back at you Dm Bb You stare politely right on through Bbmaj7 Bb Some sort of window to your right Bbmaj7 Bb As he goes left and you stay right Bb Between the lines of fear and blame Bb You begin to wonder why you came [Chorus] Eb F Gm Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Gm7 Bb F Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Gm7 Bb Had I known how to save a life [Verse] F Let him know that you know best Gm7 Bb 'cause after all you do know best Bb Try to slip past his defense Gm7 Dm Without granting innocence Bb Gm7 ■ Lay down a list of what is wrong F Dm The things you've told him all along Bb Pray to God He hears you Gm7 F And I pray to God He hears you [Chorus] Eb F Gm And where did I go wrong I lost a friend Gm7 Bb Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Gm7 Bb F Had I known how to save a life Bb Gm7 Bb F ■ As ■ he begins to raise his voice [Verse] Gm7 F Bb You lower yours and grant him one last choice Bb Drive until you lose the road Gm7 F Or break with the ones you've followed Bb ■ He will do one of two things Gm7 F He will admit to everything Bb Or he'll say he's just not the same Gm7 F And you'll begin to wonder why you came [Chorus] Eb F Gm Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Bb F Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Gm7 Bb F Had I known how to save a life Eb F Gm Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Bb F Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Bb Bbmaj7 Had I known how to save a life [Bridge] Bb F F7 Bb How to save a life ■ ■ ■ F How to save a life [Chorus] Eb F Gm Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Bb F Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Gm7 Bb Had I known how to save a life Eb F Gm Where did I go wrong I lost a friend Bb F Somewhere along in the bitterness Eb F Gm And I would have stayed up with you all night Bb Had I known how to save a life [Outro] Bb How to save a life Dm How to save a life ■ [End]