How To Save A Life


This is a pretty simple way of playing this song and duplicating the sound of the piano a guitar. Once you get the main gist of it, it mostly repeats. The other tabs I've seen really make too much sense or are fragmented so I hope everyone can enjoy this one. How To Save A Life By The Fray Standard Tuning C Em7 e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3----------------5---------------0-------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0----------0-----0----------0-----0---| D----------2---------------2----------------2----------------0------| A----3---------------2----------------3---------------2-------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Step 1 you say we need to talk he walks, you say sit down its just a talk e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Smiles politely back at you, you stare politely right on e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Through, some sort of window to your right as he goes left and you stay e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| right, between the lines of fear and blame you begin to wonder why you came F G Am C Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness and F G Am F G C I would have stayed up with you all night, had I know How to save a life e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Let him know that you know best, cause after all you do know best, e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Try to step out of his defense, without granting innocence e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Lay down a list of what is wrong, things you told him all along e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0---------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0--------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2---------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| and pray to god he hears you and pray to god he hears you and F G Am C Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness and F G Am F G C I would have stayed up with you all night, had I know How to save a life e------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0--------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0-------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2--------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0--------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0-------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2--------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| As he begins to raise his voice, you lower yours and grant him one last e------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0--------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0-------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2--------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| Choice, drive until you lose the road, or break with the ones you followed e------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0--------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0-------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2--------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| He will do one of two things, he will admit to everything e------------------------------------------------------------------| B----1---------------3---------------5--------------0--------------| G-------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0----| D----------2---------------2---------------2---------------0-------| A----3---------------2---------------3--------------2--------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| or he'll say he's just not the same and you'll begin to wonder why you came F G Am C Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness and F G Am C I would have stayed up with you all night, had I know How to save a life F G Am C Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness and F G Am F G C I would have stayed up with you all night, had I know How to save a life Tabbed by theflyingwaffle