[Intro]
D A/C# D A/C#
[Verse 1]
D A/C#
Step one you say we need to talk
Bm7 A/C# D
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
A/C# Bm7
He smiles politely back at you
A/C# D
You stare politely right on through
A/C# Bm7
Some sort of window to your right
A/C# D
As he goes left and you stay right
A/C# Bm7
Between the lines of fear and blame
A/C#
And you begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D* A/C#*
Had I known how to save a life
[Instrumental]
D A/C# Bm7 A/C#
[Verse 2]
D A/C#
Let him know that you know best
Bm7 A/C#
Cause after all you do know best
D A/C#
Try to slip past his defense
Bm7 A/C#
Without granting innocence
D A/C# Bm7
Lay down a list of what is wrong
A/C#
The things you've told him all along
D A/C#
Pray to God he hears you
Bm7 A/C#
And I pray to God he hears you
[Chorus]
G A Bm
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D A/C# D
Had I known how to save a life
[Instrumental]
D A/C# Bm7 A/C#
[Verse 3]
D A/C#
As he begins to raise his voice
Bm7 A/C# D
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
A/C#
Drive until you lose the road
Bm7 A/C#
Or break with the ones you've followed
D A/C#
He will do one of two things
Bm7 A/C#
He will admit to everything
D A/C#
Or he'll say he's just not the same
Bm7 A/C#
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D A/C#
Had I known how to save a life
G A Bm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D A/C# D
Had I known how to save a life
[Interlude]
A/C# Bm7 A/C# D
How to save a life
A/C# Bm7 A/C#
How to save a life
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D A/C#
Had I known how to save a life
G A Bm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
D A/C#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
G A Bm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
D* A/C#* D
Had I known how to save a life
[Outro]
D A/C# Bm7 A/C# D
How to save a life
A/C# Bm7 A/C# D
How to save a life
A/C# Bm7 A/C# D*