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by The Fray


standard tuning
capo 10th fret


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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:

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



VERSE 2:

                       
Let him know that you know best
                                 
Cause after all you do know best
                        
Try to slip past his defence
                          
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

CHORUS:

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



VERSE 3:

                       
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:

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