Boyce Avenue - How To Save A Life

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 :
G Dsus4/F#
step one you say we need to talk
Em Dsus4/F# G
he walks you say sit down its just a talk
Dsus4/F#
he smiles politely back at you
Em Dsus4/F# G
you stare politely right on through
Dsus4/F#
some sort of window to your right
Em Dsus4/F# G
as he goes left and you stay right
Dsus4/F# Em
between the lines of fear and blame
Dsus4/F#
and you begin to wonder why you came

chorus :
C D
where did i go wrong
Em
i lost a friend
G D
somewhere along in the bitterness
C
and i would have stayed
D Em
up with you all night
G D G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
had i known how to save a life

verse 2 :
G Dsus4/F#
let him know that you know best
Em Dsus4/F#
cause after all you do know best
G Dsus4/F#
try to slip past his defense
Em Dsus4/F#
without granting innocence
G Dsus4/F# Em
lay down a list of what is wrong
Dsus4/F#
the things youve told him all along
G Dsus4/F#
and pray to god he hears you
Em Dsus4/F#
and pray to god he hears you

chorus :
C D
where did i go wrong
Em
i lost a friend
G D
somewhere along in the bitterness
C
and i would have stayed
D Em
up with you all night
G D G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
had i known how to save a life

interlude : G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F# ( play this right after that last chords in chorus )

verse 3 :
G
as he begins to
Dsus4/F#
raise his voice
Em
you lower yours and
Dsus4/F# G
grant him one last choice
Dsus4/F#
drive until you lose the
Em
road or break with the
Dsus4/F#
ones youve followed
G Dsus4/F#
he will do one of two things
Em Dsus4/F#
he will admit to everything
G
or hell say hes
Dsus4/F#
just not the same
Em
and youll begin to
Dsus4/F#
wonder why you came

chorus :
C D
where did i go wrong
Em
i lost a friend
G D
somewhere along in the bitterness
C
and i would have stayed
D Em
up with you all night
G D C ( play the next chord right after this one )
had i known how to save a life

C D
where did i go wrong
Em
i lost a friend
G D
somewhere along in the bitterness
C
and i would have stayed
D Em
up with you all night
G D G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
had i known how to save a life

interlude : G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#

interlude :
G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
how to save a life
G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
how to save a life

outro :
G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F#
how to save a life
G – Dsus4/F# – Em – Dsus4/F# – G
how to save a life