• Song:

    How To Save A Life Acoustic

  • Artist:

    The Fray

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 (320003@1)             DStep (xx0232@1)one you say we need to talk
    Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)               GHe (320003@1)walks you say sit down it's just a talk
             D (xx0232@1)             EmHe (022000@1)smiles politely back at you
             D (xx0232@1)               GYou (320003@1)stare politely right on through
               D (xx0232@1)           EmSome (022000@1)sort of window to your right
             D (xx0232@1)               GAs (320003@1)he goes left and you stay right
              D (xx0232@1)              EmBetween (022000@1)the lines of fear and blame
                   DAnd (xx0232@1)you begin to wonder why you came


CHORUS:

  C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life


SECOND VERSE:

G (320003@1)               DLet (xx0232@1)him know that you know best
      Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)          GCause (320003@1)after all you do know best
                 DTry (xx0232@1)to slip past his defense
Em (022000@1)             D (xx0232@1)       GWithout (320003@1)granting innocence
           D (xx0232@1)                   EmLay (022000@1)down a list of what is wrong
                  DThe (xx0232@1)things you've told him all along
    G (320003@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)pray to God he hears you
    Em (022000@1)           DAnd (xx0232@1)pray to God he hears you


CHORUS:

 C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life


THIRD VERSE:

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)                DAs (xx0232@1)he begins to raise his voice
    Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)                       GYou (320003@1)lower yours and grant him one last choice
                DDrive (xx0232@1)until you lose the road
   Em (022000@1)                       D (xx0232@1)      GOr (320003@1)break with the ones you've followed
           DHe (xx0232@1)will do one of two things
Em (022000@1)             DHe (xx0232@1)will admit to everything
G (320003@1)                    DOr (xx0232@1)he'll say he's just not the same
    Em (022000@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)you'll begin to wonder why you came


CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life


CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life

G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmHow (022000@1)to save a life
DHow (xx0232@1)to save a life


CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life


CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)              EmWhere (022000@1)did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            G (320003@1)           DSomewhere (xx0232@1)along in the bitterness
    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)I would have stayed up with you all night
             G (320003@1)      DHad (xx0232@1)I known how to save a life

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) EmHow (022000@1)to save a life

D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) EmHow (022000@1)to save a life

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)End on just one strum of G.


By Ben ;)

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