How to Save a Life chords by Hullabahoos

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Verse 1
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Step 1, you say we need to talk,
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he walks,  you say sit down, it's just a talk
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He smiles politely back at you,
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you stare politely right on through
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Some sort of window to your right
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As he goes left, you stay right
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Between the lines of fear and blame
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You begin to wonder why you came
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Where did I go wrong?
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I lost a friend somewhere
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along in the bitterness
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And I  would have stayed
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up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a
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life?
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You know that you know best
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Cause after all you do know best
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That is the best defense
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Without granting innocence
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Lay down a list of what is wrong,
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the things you told him all along
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And pray to God he hears you,
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yeah, pray to God he hears you
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And when did I go wrong?
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I'm wondering where
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Along in the bitterness and I  wish
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I stayed up with you all night
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And yet I've shown I'll stay
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alive
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Ooh, as he begins to raise his voice
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To lower yours and grant
him one last choice
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Drive until you lose the road
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And break with the ones you follow
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He will do one of two things,
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will admit to everything
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Or he'll say he's just not the same,
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and you'll begin to won
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der why you came
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Where did I go wrong?
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I lost a friend somewhere
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along in the bitterness
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And I  would have stayed
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up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a life
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Where did I go wrong?
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I lost the breath to wear along
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In the bitterness and I
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Wish I'd stayed up with you all night
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Had I known how to save a life
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How to save a life
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Oh
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How to save a  life.
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Where did I go wrong?
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I lost a friend. Where?
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Alone in the bitterness.
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And I  wish I'd stayed
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up with you all night.
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Had I known how to save a life.
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Where did I go wrong,
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lost a friend somewhere along
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in the bitterness of life
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How to save a life,
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how to save a  life
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How to save a
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How to save save a  life
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How to save a life