{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":258804,"song":"How To Save A Life","artist":"The Fray","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11219955-how-to-save-a-life-chords-by-the-fray/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/258804?type=chord","rating":4.80536,"votes":5684,"content":"* - Strum once \r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nStep one you say we need to talk[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe walks you say sit down it’s just a talk[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nHe smiles politely back at you[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou stare politely right on through[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nSome sort of window to your right[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he goes left and you stay right[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBetween the lines of fear and blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd you begin to wonder why you came[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D/F#[/ch]*\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nLet him know that you know best[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nCause after all you do know best[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n  Try to slip past his defense[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWithout granting innocence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n   Lay down a list of what is wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nThe things you’ve told him all along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nPray to God he hears you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I pray to God he hears you[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd where did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAs he begins to raise his voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou lower yours and grant him one last choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nDrive until you lose the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOr break with the ones you’ve followed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n   He will do one of two things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHe will admit to everything[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nOr he’ll say he’s just not the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd you’ll begin to wonder why you came[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch] \r\n             How to save a life [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n             How to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere did I go wrong, I lost a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSomewhere along in the bitterness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I would have stayed up with you all night[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]*    [ch]D/F#[/ch]*  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad I known how to save a life[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n                 How to save a life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n             How to save a life[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]*\r\n \r\n\r\nPiano riff that happens periodically throughout the song:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------------------|\r\nB|-3-3-3-3----1-0-------|\r\nG|---------2------0-----|\r\nD|----------------------|\r\nA|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"* - Strum once \n\n[Intro]\nG  D/F#  G  D/F#\n \n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Instrumental]\nG   D/F#   Em7   D/F#\n \n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Instrumental]\nG   D/F#   Em7   D/F#\n \n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n[Interlude]\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n[Outro] \n\n\n\nD/F#   Em7   D/F#   G*\n \n\nPiano riff that happens periodically throughout the song:","chords":["G","D/F#","Em7","C","D","Em","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}