How To Save A Life Acoustic

hi , this is an brilliant song by the fray that doesn’t actually use acoustic but iv the chords for u . enjoy : ) all chords are in relation to the capo on the 3rd fret . chords used - G , D ( when playing every single D in the song put your thumb on the bottom string on the second fret ) Em and C . ( G ) ( D ) ( Em ) ( D ) ( C ) E | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | B | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - - - 1 - - - - - - | G | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | D | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | A | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | E | - - - - 3 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | - - - - 2 - - - - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - | strumming pattern - down , down , up , up , down , up Intro - G , D , Em , D G D step one you say we need to talk Em D G he walks you say sit down its just a talk D Em he smiles politely back at you D G you stare politely right on through D Em some sort of window to your right D G as he goes left and you stay right D Em between the lines of fear and blame D and you begin to wonder why you came Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life second Verse : G D let him know that you know best Em D G cause after all you do know best D try to slip past his defense Em D G without granting innocence D Em lay down a list of what is wrong D the things you’ve told him all along G D and pray to god he hears you Em D and pray to god he hears you Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life third Verse : G D Em D G D as he begins to raise his voice Em D G you lower yours and grant him one last choice D drive until you lose the road Em D G or break with the ones you’ve followed D he will do one of two things Em D he will admit to everything G D or he’ll say he’s just not the same Em D and you’ll begin to wonder why you came Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life G D Em D G D Em how to save a life D how to save a life Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life Chorus : C D Em where did i go wrong , i lost a friend G D somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em and i would have stayed up with you all night G D had i known how to save a life G D Em D G D Em how to save a life D G D Em how to save a life G D Em D end on just one strum of G . by ben ; )