How To Save A Life Guitar Chords
While the song was originally inspired by Isaac Slade’s experience working with troubled teens, the lyrics have resonated with listeners on a variety of levels.
How To Save A Life Guitar Chords
[C] Step one you say we [G] need to talk
He [Am] walks you say sit
[G] down its just a [C] talk
He smiles po [G] litely back at [Am] you
You stare po [G] litely right on [C] through
Some sort of [G] window to your [Am] right
As he goes [G] left and you stay [C] right
Between the [G] lines of fear and [Am] blame
And you begin to [G] wonder why you came
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] Let him know that [G] you know best
Cos [Am] after all you do [G] know best [C]
Try to slip p [G] ast his de [Am] fence
Without [G] granting inno [C] cence
Lay down a [G] list of what is [Am] wrong
The things [G] youve [G] told him all [C] along
And pray to God he [G] hears you
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] As he begins to [G] raise his voice
You [Am] lower yours and
[G] grant him one last [C] choice
Drive until [G] you lose the [Am] road
Or break with the [G] ones youve [C] followed
He will do one [G] of two things [Am]
He will admit [G] to everything [C]
Or hell say h [G] es just not the [Am] same
And youll begin to [G] wonder why you came
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
How To Save A Life Song Details
- Release: March 2006
- Album: The Fray (self-titled debut album)
- Genre: Alternative rock
- Songwriters: Isaac Slade, Joe King
- Producer: Aaron Johnson
READ MORE: When I Need You Guitar Chords
How To Save A Life Guitar Chords
While the song was originally inspired by Isaac Slade’s experience working with troubled teens, the lyrics have resonated with listeners on a variety of levels.
How To Save A Life Guitar Chords
[C] Step one you say we [G] need to talk
He [Am] walks you say sit
[G] down its just a [C] talk
He smiles po [G] litely back at [Am] you
You stare po [G] litely right on [C] through
Some sort of [G] window to your [Am] right
As he goes [G] left and you stay [C] right
Between the [G] lines of fear and [Am] blame
And you begin to [G] wonder why you came
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] Let him know that [G] you know best
Cos [Am] after all you do [G] know best [C]
Try to slip p [G] ast his de [Am] fence
Without [G] granting inno [C] cence
Lay down a [G] list of what is [Am] wrong
The things [G] youve [G] told him all [C] along
And pray to God he [G] hears you
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] As he begins to [G] raise his voice
You [Am] lower yours and
[G] grant him one last [C] choice
Drive until [G] you lose the [Am] road
Or break with the [G] ones youve [C] followed
He will do one [G] of two things [Am]
He will admit [G] to everything [C]
Or hell say h [G] es just not the [Am] same
And youll begin to [G] wonder why you came
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[C] how to [G] save a [C] life
[F] Where did I go [G] wrong,
I lost a [Am] friend
Somewhere a [C] long in the bitter [G] ness
And [F] I would have stayed
[G] up with you all [Am] night
Had I known [C] how to [G] save a [C] life
How To Save A Life Song Details
- Release: March 2006
- Album: The Fray (self-titled debut album)
- Genre: Alternative rock
- Songwriters: Isaac Slade, Joe King
- Producer: Aaron Johnson
READ MORE: When I Need You Guitar Chords
