------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO SAVE A LIFE (Acoustic)- The Fray ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Tyler J Email: full_metal_orange AT hotmail DOT com Tuning: Capo 3 Intro and Verse: G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3-------| B------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3---| G----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2-| D-------------------0---------------------------------0---------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E--3---------------------------------0--------------------------------| Step one, Let him As he G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3-------| B------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3---| G----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2-| D-------------------0---------------------------------0---------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E--3---------------------------------0--------------------------------| You say we need to talk. He walks, you say sit down it’s just a talk Know that you know best. ‘Cause after all you do know best. Begins to raise his voice, you lower yours, grant him one last choice G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3-------| B------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3---| G----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2-| D-------------------0---------------------------------0---------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E--3---------------------------------0--------------------------------| He smiles politely back at you. You smile politely right on through Try to slip past his defence, without granting innocence Drive until you lose the road or break with the ones you’ve followed G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-| B--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-| G--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-| D--0---0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0-| A--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0-| E--3---3-3---3-3-3--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-| Some sort of window to your right. As he goes left and you stay right Lay down a list of what is wrong. The things you’ve told him all along He will do one of two things He will admit to everything G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-| B--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-| G--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-| D--0---0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0-| A--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0-| E--3---3-3---3-3-3--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-| Between the lines of fear and blame, you begin to wonder why you came Pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you Or he’ll say he’s not the same and you’ll begin to wonder why you came Chorus: C D Em7 G Dsus4/F# e--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3---3---3---| B--1---1-1---1-1-1--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--0---0---3---3---| G--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--0---0---2---2---| D--2---2-2---2-2-2-------------------2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0---0---0---| A--3---3-3---3-3-3-------------------2---2-2---2-2-2--2---2---0---0---| E--x---x-x---x-x-x-------------------0---0-0---0-0-0--3---3---2---2---| Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness and C D Em7 G Dsus4/F# e--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--3---3-3---3-3-3--3-------3-------| B--1---1-1---1-1-1--3---3-3---3-3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--0-------3-------| G--0---0-0---0-0-0--2---2-2---2-2-2--0---0-0---0-0-0--0-------2-------| D--2---2-2---2-2-2-------------------2---2-2---2-2-2--0-------0-------| A--3---3-3---3-3-3-------------------2---2-2---2-2-2--2-------0-------| E--x---x-x---x-x-x-------------------0---0-0---0-0-0--3-------2-------| I would have stayed with you all night. Had I known how to save a life Repeat the Intro/Verse/Chorus Progression 3 times Then play the chorus again and go into the bridge and play it twice Bridge: G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4/F# e--3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3-------| B------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3---| G----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2-| D-------------------0---------------------------------0---------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E--3---------------------------------0--------------------------------| How to save a life Play the chorus again twice and the bridge once. End on G