How To Save A Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Ste[Bm]p one[G],[Bm]
[G]you say we nee[D]d to [Bm]talk
You [G]won't, you say sit down,
[Bm]it's just a talk[G]
He smiles [D]politely [Bm]back at you
[G]You [Bm]stare politely right on through
[G]Some sort of win[D]dow to your right
[G]The sea goes lef[D]t and you stay rig[G]ht
Between the [D]lines of fear and blame
[G]You begin to won[D]der [Bm]why you came
[C]Where did I go [D]wrong?
I lost a friend
[Em]Somewhere alon[D]g in the bitterness
And [C]I would have stayed u[D]p
With you all night
[Em]I'm afraid I don't know how to
[D]say [Bm]good [G]-bye[D][G][Bm]
[G]Let him know that you [D]know best
[Bm]Cause afte[Em]r all, you do know[Bm] best
[D]Try[G] to surpass his[D] defense
[Bm]With[Em]out granting innocence[Bm]
[G]Lay down the [D]list of what [G]is wrong
[Em]The things you told [D]him [Bm]all along
And [G]pray to God he hears you
[D]I p[Em]ray to God he h[D]ears y[Bm]ou
An[G]d w[C]here did I go w[D]rong?
I [Bm]lost a friend [Em]somewhere along
So [D]long in [G]the bitter[D]ness [G]and [C]I would
have stayed [D]up for you all night
[Em]And I know how to save[D]
[G]a l[D]ife[Bm][Em][Bm]
As [G]he begins to [Bm]raise his voice
You [Em]know I'm yours
Gran[Bm]ted one last choice
[G]He's driving to you to los[D]e the road
[Bm]A br[Em]eak with the ones he follo[Bm]wed
[G]He will do [D]one of two things
[G]He [Em]will admit to every[D]thing
[Bm]Or h[G]e'll say he's just not t[D]he same
And [Em]you'll begin to won
[D]der [Bm]why you [G]came
[C]Where did I go [Am]wrong?[D]
[Bm]I've lost a friend
[Em]Somewhere [G]along in the bitter[D]ness
[G]And [C]I would have stayed
[D]up with [Bm]you [D]all night
[Em]And I know how to save a l[G]ife
[C]Where did I go [D]wrong?
I've [Bm]lost a friend
[Em]Somewhere [G]along in the bitter[D]ness
[G]And [C]I would have stayed
[D]up with you all night
[Em]And I know how to save[Bm]
a [G]life[D][Bm][G]
[Bm]How to save a [G]life
[Em]How[G][Bm][D][Bm][G]
[Bm]to s[D]ave a life[G]
[C]Where did I go [D]wrong?
I've [Bm]lost [D]a friend
[Em]Somewhere alon[D]g in the b[G]itterness[D]
[G]And I w[C]ould have stayed
[D]up with you [Bm]all [D]night
[Em]And I know how to save[G] a life
[C]Where did I go wrong?
[D]I los[Bm]t a f[D]rie[Em]nd somewhere
A long[G]ing for bet[D]terness
[G]And I w[C]ould have stayed up[D]
A year or nine
[Em]And I know how to save[D]
[Bm]a li[G]fe[Bm][Em]
[Bm]How to save a [G]life[Bm][D][Em]
[Bm]How to s[D]ave [Bm]a life

[Outro 1]
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