Save Me chords by Hanson (Official Version)

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Verse 1
A 
E 
A 
E 
Loving you  (A major)  (E major) like I  (A major) never have before  (E major) 
A 
E 
I'm needing you  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
E 
just to  (A major) open up the door  (E major) 
A 
E 
If begging you  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
E 
might  (A major) somehow turn the tides  (E major) 
A 
E 
Then tell  (A major) me to  (E major) 
A 
E 
I've got to  (A major) get this off my mind  (E major) 

Pre-chorus 1

I never thought I'd be speaking these words

I never thought I'd need to say

Another day alone is more

than I can take

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Chorus 1

Won't you save me?

Saving is what I need

I just want to be by your side

Won't you save me?

I don't want to be

Just drifting through

the sea of life

Verse 2

Won't you listen please

Baby, don't walk out the door

I'm on my knees

You're all I'm living for

Pre-chorus 2

I never thought I'd be speaking these words

Heaven thought I'd find a way

Another day alone is more

than I can take

Chorus 2
C#m 
E 
Won't you  (C sharp minor) save   (E major) me?
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) Saving is what I need  (E major) 
C#m 
E 
E/B 
B 
 (C sharp minor) I     just want to be  (E major) by your side  (E/B)  (B major) 
C#m 
E 
Won't you  (C sharp minor) save   (E major) me?
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) I     don't want to be  (E major) 
C#m 
E 
E/B 
B 
Just  (C sharp minor) drifting through the sea  (E major) of life  (E/B)  (B major) 

Bridge 1
A 
E 
 (A major) Suddenly the  (E major) sky is falling
A 
B 
 (A major) Could it be it's  (B major) too late for me
C#m 
B 
 (C sharp minor) If I never  (B major) said I'm sorry
A 
E 
 (A major) Then I'm wrong,  (E major) yes, I'm wrong
A 
E 
 (A major) Then I hear my  (E major) spirit calling
A 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) Wondering if she's  (B major) longing for me  (C sharp minor) 
E 
And then I  (E major) know
E/B 
B 
that I can't live with (E/B) out    (B major) her
A 
E 
A 
E 
 (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major) 

Chorus 3
C#m 
E 
Won't you  (C sharp minor) save   (E major) me?
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) Saving is what I need  (E major) 
C#m 
E 
E/B 
B 
 (C sharp minor) I     just want to be  (E major) by your side  (E/B)  (B major) 
C#m 
E 
Won't you  (C sharp minor) save   (E major) me?
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) I     don't want to be  (E major) 
C#m 
E 
E/B 
B 
Just  (C sharp minor) drifting through the sea  (E major) of life  (E/B)  (B major) 
A 
E 
A 
E 
 (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major) 

Outro 1

Won't you save me?

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 72

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Save Me by Hanson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Save Me the way Hanson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.