How To Save A Life - The Fray


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How To Save A Life - The Fray (Joseph King/Isaac Slade, 2005)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

4/4 TIME @ 122 BPM (4 Min. 20 Sec.) in 'A'.

Chords Used: (CAPO 1st FRET to match Orig. in 'Bb') -
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               GUITAR              KEYBOARD
            
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A      -  x  0  2  2  2  0      A    A-C#-E
E6/G#  -  4  4  6  4  5  4      G#   G#-B-C#-E
D      -  x  x  0  2  3  2      D    A-D-F#
E      -  0  2  2  1  0  0      E    G#-B-E
F#m    -  2  4  4  2  2  2      F#   A-C#-F#
E/G#   -  x  x  6  4  5  4      G#   G#-B-E
F#m7   -  2  4  2  2  2  2      F#   A-C#-E-F#
E6     -  0  2  2  1  2  0      E    G#-B-C#-E

INTRO: [4 M]
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      Step one

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,…

VERSE #1: [16 M]
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… you say…  we

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 need…  to tal

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k…  He walks,…

             
  you say,… Si

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t… down,…

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… it's… just… 

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 a talk…   He 

              
smiles… po-lit

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e-… ly…  back 

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at you…

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…  You… state…

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 po-lite-… ly…

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  right on… th

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rough…  some… 

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sort… of win-…

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… dow… to…  yo

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ur right…  as 

              
he… goes… left

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,…  and you… s

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tay… right…

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…  be-tween…  

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the lines…   o

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f fear… and bl

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ame…  You be-g

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in… to won-…

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… der… why… yo

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u came…

CHORUS #1: [12 M]
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 Where… did I…

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 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

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end…  some-whe

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re…  a-long…

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… in the bit-t

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er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

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 stayed… up…

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…  with you… a

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ll… night…  ha

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d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save…  

#     |       |
a life…

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VERSE #2: [16 M]
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 Let him… know

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…  that you… k

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now… best,…   

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'cause af-ter…

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 all… you… do…

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… know… best… 

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     Try to sl

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ip past… his… 

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 de-fense…

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 with-out… gra

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nt-… ing… in-n

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o-cence…      

             
  Lay down…  a

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 list…

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… of… what… is

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… wrong,…   th

              
e things… you'

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ve told…  him 

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all…  a-long.

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 Pray… to God,

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…  he hears… y

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ou…    And… pr

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ay… to God,…  

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he hears…

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… you…   And…

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CHORUS #2: [12 M]
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 where… did I…

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 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

   |       
end…  some-whe

           |
re…  a-long…

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… in the bit-t

             |
er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

           |
 stayed… up…

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…  with you… a

         | 
ll… night…  ha

            |
d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save…  

#     |       |
a life…

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    |    |
            As

VERSE #3: [16 M]
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 he be-… gins…

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  to raise… hi

            
s… voice,…   y

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ou low-er… you

              
rs… and… grant

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…

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… him… one… la

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st… choice…  D

              
rive un-til yo

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u… love…  the 

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road,…   or

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 break with… t

              
he ones you've

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… fol-lowed…  

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       He will

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…  do one…

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… of… two… thi

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ngs:…  He will

              
… ad-mit… to e

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v-…  'ry-thing

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;…

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 or… he'll say

              
… he's just no

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t the same,…  

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  and…

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 you'll… be-gi

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n…  to won-… d

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er… why… you c

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ame…

CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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 Where… did I…

           | 
 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

   |       
end…  some-whe

           |
re…  a-long…

|        
… in the bit-t

             |
er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

           |
 stayed… up…

|            
…  with you… a

         | 
ll… night…  ha

            |
d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save… a

#     |
 life…

|            
 Where… did I…

           | 
 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

   |       
end…  some-whe

           |
re…  a-long…

|        
… in the bit-t

             |
er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

           |
 stayed… up…

|            
…  with you… a

         | 
ll… night…  ha

            |
d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save… a

#     |
 life…

REFRAIN: [8 M]
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…             

#   |       |
              

         
How… to save… 

       |
 a life…

|       |
…             

#   |       |
              

         
How… to save… 

       |
a life…

CHORUS #4: [16 M]
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 Where… did I…

           | 
 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

   |       
end…  some-whe

           |
re…  a-long…

|        
… in the bit-t

             |
er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

           |
 stayed… up…

|            
…  with you… a

         | 
ll… night…  ha

            |
d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save… a

#     |
 life…

|            
 Where… did I…

           | 
 go… wrong?…  

              
I lost…  a fri

   |       
end…  some-whe

           |
re…  a-long…

|        
… in the bit-t

             |
er-ness,… and 

             
I… would have…

           |
 stayed… up…

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…  with you… a

         | 
ll… night…  ha

            |
d I… known…  h

           
ow… to save… a

#     |
 life…

CODA: [16 M]
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…             

#   |       |
              

            
How… to save… 

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 a life…

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          How…

              
 to save…  a l

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ife…

|       |       |DRUMS…  |…       |

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