{"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":923137,"song":"How To Save A Life","artist":"The Fray","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/923137-how-to-save-a-life-chords-by-the-fray/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/923137?type=chord","rating":4.93862,"votes":1489,"content":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AREHzaMaHag\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/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]Em[/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]Em[/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]Em[/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]Em[/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/F#[/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/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI 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([ch]G[/ch]) [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/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]Em[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAfter all you do know best[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nTry to slip past his defense[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWithout granting innocence[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLay 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]Em[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd you pray to God he hears you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/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/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI 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([ch]G[/ch]) [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/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]Em[/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]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr break with the ones you've followed[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHe will do one of two things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/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]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd you will begin to wonder why you came[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/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/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI 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/F#[/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/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI 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[Bridge]\r\n([ch]G[/ch])\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    How to save a life ... a life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    Where did I go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/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/F#[/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/F#[/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/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI 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[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow to save a life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow to save a life[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AREHzaMaHag\n\n[Intro]\nG  D/F#  Em  D/F#\nG  D/F#  Em\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(G) D/F#  Em  D/F#\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(G) D/F#  Em  D/F#\n G  D/F#  Em\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[Bridge]\n(G)\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG   D/F#  Em\n\n\n\nG  D/F#  Em  D/F#\n\nG","chords":["G","D/F#","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}