How to Save a Life Boyce Avenue
By: elschone?
(this is my first tab but i will not post this chords if this isn't sounds like the song.)
Intro: G - Dsus4/F# - Em - Dsus4/F#
Normal tuning..CAPO on the 3rd Fret.
Verse 1:
Step o[G]ne you say we ne[Dsus4/F#]ed to talk
He [Em]walks you say sit [Dsus4/F#]down it?s just a ta[G]lk
He smiles poli[Dsus4/F#]tely back at you
Y[Em]ou stare polit[Dsus4/F#]ely right on throu[G]gh
Some sort of [Dsus4/F#]window to your right
[Em]As he goes [Dsus4/F#]left and you stay rig[G]ht
Between the [Dsus4/F#]lines of fear and bla[Em]me
And you begin to [Dsus4/F#]wonder why you came
Chorus:
[C]Where did I go wro[D]ng
I lost a [Em]friend
Somewhere a[G]long in the bit[D]terness
And [C]I would have stayed
u[D]p with you all ni[Em]ght
Had I known [G]how to s[D]ave a li[G]fe[-] [Dsus4/F#] [-] [Em] [-] [Dsus4/F#]
Verse 2:
[G]Let him know that [Dsus4/F#]you know best
Cause [Em]after all you do k[Dsus4/F#]now best
T[G]ry to slip past his[Dsus4/F#] defense
[Em]Without granting[Dsus4/F#] innocence
[G]Lay down a l[Dsus4/F#]ist of what is wron[Em]g
The things you?ve [Dsus4/F#]told him all along
A[G]nd pray to God [Dsus4/F#]he hears you
And[Em] pray to God he [Dsus4/F#]hears you
Chorus:
[C]Where did I go wro[D]ng
I lost a [Em]friend
Somewhere a[G]long in the bit[D]terness
And [C]I would have stayed
u[D]p with you all ni[Em]ght
Had I known [G]how to s[D]ave a li[G]fe[-] [Dsus4/F#] [-] [Em] [-] [Dsus4/F#]
Interlude: G - Dsus4/F# - Em - Dsus4/F# (play this right after that last chords in chorus)
Verse 3:
A[G]s he begins to
[Dsus4/F#]raise his voice
You[Em] lower yours and
[Dsus4/F#]grant him one last choi[G]ce
Drive until you [Dsus4/F#]lose the
road Or [Em]break with the
ones you?ve [Dsus4/F#]followed
[G]He will do o[Dsus4/F#]ne of two things
[Em]He will admit to [Dsus4/F#]everything
[G]Or he?ll say he?s
[Dsus4/F#]just not the same
[Em]And you?ll begin to
[Dsus4/F#]wonder why you came
Chorus:
[C]Where did I go wro[D]ng
I lost a [Em]friend
Somewhere a[G]long in the bit[D]terness
And [C]I would have stayed
u[D]p with you all ni[Em]ght
G D C (play the next chord right after this one)
Had I known how to save a life
[C]Where did I go wro[D]ng
I lost a [Em]friend
Somewhere a[G]long in the bit[D]terness
And [C]I would have stayed
u[D]p with you all ni[Em]ght
Had I known [G]how to s[D]ave a l[G]if[-]e[Dsus4/F#] [-] [Em] [-] [Dsus4/F#]
Interlude: G - Dsus4/F# - Em - Dsus4/F#
Interlude:
[G] [-] [Dsus4/F#] How[-] t[Em]o s[-]av[Dsus4/F#]e a life
[G] [-] [Dsus4/F#] How[-] t[Em]o s[-]av[Dsus4/F#]e a life
Outro:
[G] [-] [Dsus4/F#] How[-] t[Em]o s[-]av[Dsus4/F#]e a life
[G] [-] [Dsus4/F#] How[-] t[Em]o s[-]av[Dsus4/F#]e a life[-] [G]
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