How To Save A Life Uke tab by The Fray

5 Chords used in the song: G, D/F#, Em, D, C

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Artist: 
Year:  2005
Difficulty: 
3.9
(Intermediate)
Key: G, EmChords and Tablature
Original key: +1.5 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
A# chordA#                    F/F# chordF/F#   
Step one you say we need to talk
Gm chordGm F chordF F/F# chordF/F# A# chordA#
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
F/F# chordF/F# Gm chordGm
He smiles politely back at you
F chordF F/F# chordF/F# A# chordA#
You stare politely right on through
F/F# chordF/F# Gm chordGm
Some sort of window to your right
F chordF F/F# chordF/F# A# chordA#
As he goes left and you stay right
F/F# chordF/F# Gm chordGm
Between the lines of fear and blame
F chordF F/F# chordF/F#
And you begin to wonder why you came

D# chordD# F chordF Gm chordGm
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
A# chordA# F/F# chordF/F#
Somewhere along in the bitterness
D# chordD# F chordF Gm chordGm
And I would have stayed up with you all night
A# chordA# F/F# chordF/F#
Had I known how to save a life



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# This is a tab for that little piano riff that happens periodically
# thruought the song
-5-5-5-5----3-2-------
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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.

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