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[Intro]
A# F/A  A# F/A

[Verse 1]
A#                   F/A
Step one you say we need to talk
    Gm7              F/A             A#
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
             F/A           Gm7
He smiles politely back at you
             F/A             A#
You stare politely right on through
               F/A          Gm7
Some sort of window to your right
             F/A             A#
As he goes left and you stay right
              F/A             Gm7
Between the lines of fear and blame
                  F/A
And you begin to wonder why you came

[Chorus]
D#              F                Gm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            A#            F/A
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    D#                  F                Gm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             A#*    F/A*
Had I known how to save a life

[Instrumental]
A#  F/A   Gm7   F/A

[Verse 2]
A#                F/A
Let him know that you know best
       Gm7          F/A
Cause after all you do know best
A#                 F/A
  Try to slip past his defense
Gm7              F/A
Without granting innocence
A#            F/A             Gm7
   Lay down a list of what is wrong
             F/A
The things you've told him all along
A#             F/A
Pray to God he hears you
      Gm7            F/A
And I pray to God he hears you

[Chorus]
    D#              F                Gm
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            A#            F/A
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    D#                  F                Gm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             A#    F/A    A#
Had I known how to save a life

[Instrumental]
A#  F/A   Gm7   F/A

[Verse 3]
    A#           F/A
As he begins to raise his voice
    Gm7             F/A                 A#
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
                 F/A
Drive until you lose the road
    Gm7                        F/A
Or break with the ones you've followed
A#            F/A
   He will do one of two things
Gm7              F/A
He will admit to everything
A#                     F/A
Or he'll say he's just not the same
     Gm7            F/A
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

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

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

[Interlude]
F/A   Gm7   F/A          A#
             How to save a life 
F/A   Gm7   F/A
             How to save a life

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

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

[Outro]
A#  F/A   Gm7   F/A          A#
                 How to save a life
F/A   Gm7   F/A          A#
             How to save a life

F/A   Gm7   F/A   A#*