[Intro] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> [Verse 1] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Step one you say we need to talk <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> He walks you say sit down it's just a talk <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> He smiles politely back at you <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> You stare politely right on through <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Some sort of window to your right <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> As he goes left and you stay right <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Between the lines of fear and blame <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> And you begin to wonder why you came [Chorus] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Had I known how to save a life [Instrumental] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> [Verse 2] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Let him know that you know best <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Cause after all you do know best <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Try to slip past his defense <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Without granting innocence <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Lay down a list of what is wrong <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> The things you've told him all along <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Pray to God he hears you <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> And I pray to God he hears you [Chorus] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Had I known how to save a life [Instrumental] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> [Verse 3] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> As he begins to raise his voice <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> You lower yours and grant him one last choice <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Drive until you lose the road <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Or break with the ones you've followed <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> He will do one of two things <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> He will admit to everything <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Or he'll say he's just not the same <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> And you'll begin to wonder why you came [Chorus] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Had I known how to save a life <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Had I known how to save a life [Interlude] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> How to save a life <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> How to save a life [Chorus] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Had I known how to save a life <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> Somewhere along in the bitterness <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And I would have stayed up with you all night <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Had I known how to save a life [Outro] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> How to save a life <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D/F#</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> How to save a life Piano riff that happens periodically throughout the song: e|----------------------| B|-3-3-3-3----1-0-------| G|---------2------0-----| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|