How To Save A Life by The Fray HOW TO SAVE A LIFE - full tab and chords capo 3 All tabs realtive to capo D/F# is just a D chord with an extra note added on the high e string. It's the step the D and G chords. You wrap your thumb around the neck to hit it. For the one in the you can actually just play the one note and leave the D chord out of it, as long as you only play the top strings. D/F# E---2---| A---3---| D---2---| G---0---| B---0---| e---2---| here's the intro progression, if you choose to play it. Otherwise just pick the intro below. G D/F# Em D D/F# (or just the one note) G INTRO - played throughout verse 1 E--------------------------------------------------------| A-------2--------------2-------------2-------------------| D-----0----0---------0----0--------0----0----------------| G--0--------------2-----------------------------0----2---| B-------------------------------0------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------| G D/F# Em Step one, you say we need to talk, he walks D D/F# G You say sit down, it's just a talk D/F# Em He smiles politely back at you D D/F# G You stare politely right on through D/F# Em Some sort of window to your right D D/F# G At he goes left and you stay right D/F# Em Between the lines of fear and blame D D/F# And you begin to wonder why you came CHORUS E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------2--------2---0----------------2------------0----------------2---------| B---3--0--3-----1--0-------------3--0--3-----1--0----3----------3--0--3-----1--0---| e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| 2---0-------------0---0--2---| --------------3--0-----------| -----------------------------| C D Em Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend G D/F# Somewhere along in the bitterness C D Em And I would have stayed up with you all night G D/F# G Had I known how to save a life play PART 2 (twice) and INTRO (twice) at the same time after the chorus PART 2 E---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| D------------------------------4--------| G---------------------------0----2---0--| B---5--3--1--0--1--0--0--0--------------| e---------------------------------------| verse 2 INTRO - (twice) E--------------------------------------------------------| A-------2--------------2-------------2-------------------| D-----0----0---------0----0--------0----0----------------| G--0--------------2-----------------------------0----2---| B-------------------------------0------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------| G D/F# Let him know that you know best Em D D/F# 'cause after all, you do know best G D/F# Em D D/F# Try to slip past his defense without granting innocence Play INTRO with PART 2 (once) at... G D/F# Em Lay down a list of what is wrong D D/F# Things he told you all along Play only PART 3 (once) with PART 2 (once) at... G D/F# Pray to God he hears you Em D D/F# And I pray to God he hears you PART 3 E----------------------------------| A----------------------------------| D----------------------------------| G----------------2--------0--------| B---3--3--3--3------1--0-----------| e----------------------------------| CHORUS: PART 2 + INTRO: verse 3 INTRO - (twice) E--------------------------------------------------------| A-------2--------------2-------------2-------------------| D-----0----0---------0----0--------0----0----------------| G--0--------------2-----------------------------0----2---| B-------------------------------0------------------------| e--------------------------------------------------------| G D/F# Em As he begins to raise his voice, you lower yours D D/F# G And grant him one last choice D/F# Em D D/F# Drive until you lose the road or break with the ones you followed Play INTRO with PART 2 (once) at... G D/F# He will do one of two things Em D D/F# He will admit to everything Play only PART 2 (once) with PART 3 (once) at... G D/F# Or he'll say he's just not the same Em D D/F# And you'll begin to wonder why you came CHORUS: CHORUS: (+joe's harmony) INTRO: PART 3: CHORUS: CHORUS: (+background voices) PART 2 + PART 3: PART 2 + PART 3: INTRO: (then ben rocks the drums to finish it up:) if there's anything wrong with it or you want me to explain better...let me know at dobroellie@q.com www.TAB6.com