[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
F C/E
Step one you say we need to talk
Dm7 C/E F
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
C/E Dm7
He smiles politely back at you
C/E F
You stare politely right on through
C/E Dm7
Some sort of window to your right
C/E F
As he goes left and you stay right
C/E Dm7
Between the lines of fear and blame
C/E
And you begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
A# C Dm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F* C/E*
Had I known how to save a life
[Instrumental]
F C/E Dm7 C/E
[Verse 2]
F C/E
Let him know that you know best
Dm7 C/E
Cause after all you do know best
F C/E
Try to slip past his defense
Dm7 C/E
Without granting innocence
F C/E Dm7
Lay down a list of what is wrong
C/E
The things you've told him all along
F C/E
Pray to God he hears you
Dm7 C/E
And I pray to God he hears you
[Chorus]
A# C Dm
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F C/E F
Had I known how to save a life
[Instrumental]
F C/E Dm7 C/E
[Verse 3]
F C/E
As he begins to raise his voice
Dm7 C/E F
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
C/E
Drive until you lose the road
Dm7 C/E
Or break with the ones you've followed
F C/E
He will do one of two things
Dm7 C/E
He will admit to everything
F C/E
Or he'll say he's just not the same
Dm7 C/E
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
[Chorus]
A# C Dm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F C/E
Had I known how to save a life
A# C Dm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F C/E F
Had I known how to save a life
[Interlude]
C/E Dm7 C/E F
How to save a life
C/E Dm7 C/E
How to save a life
[Chorus]
A# C Dm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F C/E
Had I known how to save a life
A# C Dm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
F C/E
Somewhere along in the bitterness
A# C Dm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
F* C/E* F
Had I known how to save a life
[Outro]
F C/E Dm7 C/E F
How to save a life
C/E Dm7 C/E F
How to save a life
C/E Dm7 C/E F*