G D/F# G D/F#
G D/F# Step one you say we need to talk Em7 D/F# G He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk D/F# Em7 He smiles politely back at you D/F# G You stare politely right on through D/F# Em7 Some sort of window to your right D/F# G As he goes left and you stay right D/F# Em7 Between the lines of fear and blame D/F# And you begin to wonder why you came
C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# * * Had I known how to save a life
G D/F# Em7 D/F#
G D/F# Let him know that you know best Em7 D/F# Cause after all you do know best G D/F# Try to slip past his defense Em7 D/F# Without granting innocence G D/F# Em7 Lay down a list of what is wrong D/F# The things you’ve told him all along G D/F# Pray to God he hears you Em7 D/F# And I pray to God he hears you
C D Em And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life
G D/F# Em7 D/F#
G D/F# As he begins to raise his voice Em7 D/F# G You lower yours and grant him one last choice D/F# Drive until you lose the road Em7 D/F# Or break with the ones you’ve followed G D/F# He will do one of two things Em7 D/F# He will admit to everything G D/F# Or he’ll say he’s just not the same Em7 D/F# And you’ll begin to wonder why you came
C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# Had I known how to save a life
C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life
D/F# Em7 D/F# G How to save a life D/F# Em7 D/F# How to save a life
C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# Had I known how to save a life
C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G * * Had I known how to save a life
G D/F# Em7 D/F# G How to save a life D/F# Em7 D/F# G How to save a life
D/F# Em7 D/F# G
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How To Save A Life by The Fray uses 6 chords: G, D/F#, Em7, C, D, Em.
No, it is played without a capo.
The original key is G.