D#    A#/F#    D#    A#/F#  

D#                      A#/F#  
Step one you say we need to talk
    Cm7                A#/F#               D#  
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk
             A#/F#             Cm7  
He smiles politely back at you
             A#/F#               D#  
You stare politely right on through
               A#/F#            Cm7  
Some sort of window to your right
             A#/F#               D#  
As he goes left and you stay right
              A#/F#               Cm7  
Between the lines of fear and blame
                  A#/F#  
And you begin to wonder why you came

G#                 A#                  Cm  
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                  Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#  *    A#/F#  *
Had I known how to save a life
 
D#     A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#  

D#                   A#/F#  
Let him know that you know best
       Cm7            A#/F#  
Cause after all you do know best
D#                    A#/F#  
  Try to slip past his defense
Cm7                A#/F#  
Without granting innocence
D#               A#/F#               Cm7  
   Lay down a list of what is wrong
             A#/F#  
The things you’ve told him all along
D#                A#/F#  
Pray to God he hears you
      Cm7              A#/F#  
And I pray to God he hears you
    G#                 A#                  Cm  
And where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                  Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#       A#/F#      D#  
Had I known how to save a life
 
D#     A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#  

    D#              A#/F#  
As he begins to raise his voice
    Cm7               A#/F#                   D#  
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
                 A#/F#  
Drive until you lose the road
    Cm7                          A#/F#  
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
D#               A#/F#  
   He will do one of two things
Cm7                A#/F#  
He will admit to everything
D#                        A#/F#  
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
     Cm7              A#/F#  
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came
 
G#                 A#                  Cm  
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                  Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#       A#/F#  
Had I known how to save a life
G#                 A#                  Cm  
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                  Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#       A#/F#      D#  
Had I known how to save a life
A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#            D#  
             How to save a life 
A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#  
             How to save a life

G#                  A#                  Cm  
 Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                 Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#       A#/F#  
Had I known how to save a life
G#                 A#                  Cm  
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
            D#               A#/F#  
Somewhere along in the bitterness
    G#                     A#                 Cm  
And I would have stayed up with you all night
             D#  *    A#/F#  *  D#  
Had I known how to save a life
D#     A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#            D#  
                 How to save a life
A#/F#     Cm7     A#/F#            D#  
             How to save a life

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