Hi, This is an brilliant song by The Fray that doesn't actually use acoustic but iv
the chords for u. Enjoy :)
All chords are in relation to the Capo on the 3rd fret.
Chords used- G, D (when playing every single D in the song put your thumb on the bottom
string on the second fret) Em and C.
(G) (D) (Em) (D) (C)
e|----3------|----2------|----0------|----2------|----0------|
B|----2------|----3------|----0------|----3------|----1------|
G|----0------|----2------|----0------|----2------|----0------|
D|----0------|----0------|----2------|----0------|----2------|
A|----3------|----0------|----2------|----0------|----3------|
E|----3------|----2------|----0------|----2------|----0------|
Strumming pattern - Down, down, up, up, Down, Up
Intro - G, D, Em, D
G D
Step one you say we need to talk
Em D G
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
D Em
He smiles politely back at you
D G
You stare politely right on through
D Em
Some sort of window to your right
D G
As he goes left and you stay right
D Em
Between the lines of fear and blame
D
And you begin to wonder why you came
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
SECOND VERSE:
G D
Let him know that you know best
Em D G
Cause after all you do know best
D
Try to slip past his defense
Em D G
Without granting innocence
D Em
Lay down a list of what is wrong
D
The things you've told him all along
G D
And pray to God he hears you
Em D
And pray to God he hears you
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
THIRD VERSE:
G D Em D
G D
As he begins to raise his voice
Em D G
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
D
Drive until you lose the road
Em D G
Or break with the ones you've followed
D
He will do one of two things
Em D
He will admit to everything
G D
Or he'll say he's just not the same
Em D
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
G D Em
D G D Em
How to save a life
D
How to save a life
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
CHORUS:
C D Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
G D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
C D Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
G D
Had I known how to save a life
G D Em
D G D Em
How to save a life
D G D Em
How to save a life
G D Em D
End on just one strum of G.
By Ben ;)
