How To Save A Life Uke tab by The Fray

4 Chords used in the song: Bb, F, Gm, Eb

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Artist: 
Year:  2005
Difficulty: 
4.75
(Intermediate)
Key: Bb, GmChords
VERSE 1

Bb Bb F F
Step one, you say, we need to talk
Gm Gm F F Bb Bb
He walks; you say, sit down, it's just a talk
Bb Bb F F Gm Gm
He smiles politely back at you
F F Bb Bb
You stare politely right on through
Bb Bb F F Gm Gm
Some sort of window to your right
F F
As he goes left
Bb Bb F F
And you stay right between the lines
Gm Gm
Of fear and blame
F F
And you begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS

Eb Eb F F
Where did I go wrong?
Gm Gm
I lost a friend
F F
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Eb Eb F F
And I would have stayed up
Gm Gm
With you, all night
Gm Gm
Had I known
F F Bb Bb
How to save a life

VERSE 2 - repeat chords as in VERSE 1

Repeat CHORUS

VERSE 3 - repeat VERSE chords

Repeat CHORUS twice

BRIDGE

Bb Bb F F Gm Gm

F F Bb Bb
How to save a life...

F F Gm Gm

F F Bb Bb
How to save a life...

Repeat CHORUS twice

OUTRO

Bb Bb F F Gm Gm

F F Bb Bb
How to save a life...

F F Gm Gm

F F Bb Bb
How to save a life

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Great tab, great song for uke
27 May 2013
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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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