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How To Save A Life Tab

by The Fray



First time at writing down a tab/chords. Let me know where you think I may have gone
I'm sure you will :P

Timming 4/4

I have my guitar dropped one full note so I play this with the Capo on the 5th fret. But
you have standard tuning just stick the capo on the 3rd :)

There is one chord I am not sure of the name I have put as "D(c slidedown 2)"
Basically play a standard C chord but slide it down 2 frets and don't play your bottom E
(the bass E :P )

**UPDATE**
Just noticed once this had been put up that the Dsus4/F# might been a bit confusing if 
highlight it. This may be because I can't read music and hence doing it by ear, I may 
not named the chord right.

The chord Dsus4/F# is meant to be played as Dsus4 with your thumb (or finger which ever 
prefer) on the bass E string, second fret. Hope that makes sense :P

Intro/Bridge 1
E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---8--10|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

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


Chorus
              ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                      
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown2) 
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                            (Dsus4/  /F#)
Had I known how to save a life

Bridge 1
E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---8--10|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus
              ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                           
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown 2)
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                             (Dsus4/
/F#)
Had I known how to save a life

Bridge 1
E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---8--10|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

Verse 2
                /
As he begins to raise his voice
                 /           
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
                /
Drive until you lose the road
                           /
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
              /
He will do one of two things
              /
He will admit to everything
                  /
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
                 /
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came

Chorus
               ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                          
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown 2)
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                  
Had I known how to save a life

Chorus
              ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                           
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown 2) 
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                            (Dsus4/  /F#)
Had I known how to save a life

Bridge  1                      How To Save A Life...
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---8--10-----|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 2                       How to save a Life...
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--3-3-3---1--0--------------3-3-3---1--0----------|
G--------2-------0-----------------2-----0---------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
              ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                           
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown 2)
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                       
Had I known how to save a life

Chorus
              ( slidedown 2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
                           
Somewhere along in the bitterness
                       ( slidedown 2)
And I would have stayed up with you all night
                        
Had I known how to save a life

(Dsus4/  / )

Bridge 1                       How To save A Life...
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---8--10---3-|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 2                       How to save a Life...
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--3-3-3---1--0--------------3-3-3---1--0----------|
G--------2-------0-----------------2-----0---------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 3
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--8---3-3-3---10---3-3-3---12---3-3-3---7--10---8-|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|