How to Save a Life The Fray
Capo 3 standard tuning
Chords (relative to capo)
G:320033
Dsus4/Em:x20233
Bm7:020232
Bm:224432 ( if you can't play the barre chord than a xxx432 sounds alright too, or just
[a] [Bm7)]
First tab, so sorry for all my mistakes.
You don't necessarily have to pick the intro and verses, strumming works fine too, his
tab is for those of you who were looking to pick it out. If you are uncomfortable with
finger picking you can pick just the lowest note played at any time and get a similar
affect, the only exception to this is the riff which you don't see until after the bridge/3rd
verse. In that case hit the highest given note. I think it would sound really good with
two gutiars playing, so if you end up teying that, could you leave a comment and tell me
how that works out?
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Step one you say we need to talk, he walks you say sit down its just a talk
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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He smiles politely back at you, you stare politely right on through
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Some sort of window to your right where he goes left and you stay right,
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Between the lines of fear and blame you begin to wonder why you came
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Let him know that you know best, cause after all you do know best,
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Try to slip past his defense, without granting innocence
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Lay down a list of what is wrong, the things you've told him all along
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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And pray to god he hears you, And pray to god he heres you,
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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As he begins to rasie his voice, lower yours and grant him one last choice
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Drive untill you loose the road,Or break with the ones you've followed
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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He will do one of two things he will admit to everything,
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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Or he will say he's just not the same and you begin to wonder why you came
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
How to save a life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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How to save a life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
[G]Where did I go wrong, I lost a [Dsus4/Em]friend
[Dsus4/Em]Somewhere along in the [Bm]bitterness
[Bm]And I would have stayed up with you all [G]night
[G]Had I known [Dsus4]how to [Bm7]save a [G]life
How to save a life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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How to save a life
[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em]
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[G] [Dsus4/Em] [Bm7] [Dsus4/Em] [G]
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As mentioned first tab, so it won't be perfect. I am open to any constructive critisim.
or just plain cristism.
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