Bb F Gm F/A

     Bb              F
Step one you say we need to talk
    Gm               F/A               Bb
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
             F               Gm
He smiles politely back at you
             F/A               Bb
You stare politely right on through
              F              Gm
Some sort of window to your right
            F/A               Bb
As he goes left and you stay right
             F                 Gm
Between the lines of fear and blame
                  F              Eb9
And you begin to wonder why you came


                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A    Bb  F Gm F/A
Had I known how to save a life


 Bb                     F
Let him know that you know best
      Gm            F/A
Cause after all you do know best
Bb                  F
  Try to slip past his defense
 Gm              F/A
Without granting innocence
Bb            F                Gm
  Lay down a list of what is wrong
             F/A                    Bb
The things you've told him all along
                     F
And pray to God, he hears you
      Gm             F/A     Eb9
And pray to God, he hears you


                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A    Bb  F Gm F/A
Had I known how to save a life


    Bb           F
As he begins to raise his voice
     Gm               F/A                Bb
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
                 F
Drive until you lose the road
     Gm                        F/A
Or break with the ones you've followed
Bb           F
  He will do one of two things
Gm                 F/A
  He will admit to everything
Bb                 F
Or he'll say he's just not the same
     Gm           F/A               Eb9
And you begin to wonder why you came


                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A        Eb9
Had I known how to save a life
                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A    Bb F Gm F/A
Had I known how to save a life


Bb                F Gm F/A
 How to save a life
Bb                F Gm F/A Eb9
 How to save a life 


                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A        Eb9
Had I known how to save a life
                 F               Gm7
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            Bb       F/A      Eb9
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                        F                Gm7
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             Bb     F/A    Bb F Gm F/A
Had I known how to save a life


Bb                F Gm F/A
 How to save a life
Bb                F Gm F/A Intro
 How to save a life