Intro : G, Dsus/F#, Em7, Dsus/F#
Couplet1:
G                   Dsus/F#
Step one you say we need to talk
    Em7               Dsus/F#           G
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
             Dsus/F#           Em7
He smiles politely back at you
             Dsus/F#            G
You stare politely right on through
             Dsus/F#           Em7
Some sort of window to your right
             Dsus/F#            G
As he goes left and you stay right
             Dsus/F#            Em7
Between the lines of fear and blame
             Dsus/F#
And you begin to wonder why you came
 
Refrain:
C                D*                Em
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
           G            D
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    C                 D*                 Em
And I would have stayed up with you all night
        G            D
Had I known how to save a life
 
Intro
 
Couplet2:
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
 
Refrain + Intro
 
Couplet3:
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
 
Refrain (x2), Intro (x2), Refrain (x2), Intro (x2)
The Fray - How To Save A Life 
Capo en 3
G  : 320033  Dsus/F# : 200233  Em7: 022033 
C : 032010  D* : x5403x  Em : 022000 D  : 000232