5 Chords used in the song: G, D/F#, Em, D, C
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G
D/F#
Step one you say we need to talk
Em
D
D/F#
G
He walks 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
As 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
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#
Had I known how to save a life
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About this song: How To Save A Life
Influenced by a boy that Isaac Slade, lead singer, met while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens. According to Slade, the song is about all the people who attempted to help this troubled boy but were unsuccessful.