How To Save A Life - The Fray (Boyce Avenue piano acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple Chords

Tempo:
122.05 bpm
Chords used:

B

Gb

Ebm

E

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How To Save A Life - The Fray (Boyce Avenue piano acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple chords
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[B] [Gb]
[B] [Ebm]
[B] Step one, you say [Gb] we need to talk
[B] He walks, you say sit [Ebm] down, it's just [B] a talk
He smiles [Gb] politely, back at [B] you
You [Ebm] stare politely, right [B] on through
Some sort [Ebm] of window [B] to your right
As he goes [Gb] left and you [B] stay right
Between [Ebm] the lines of fear [B] and blame
You begin [Ebm] to wonder why you [E] came where
Did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save [B] a life
[E] [Gb]
Let [B] [Ebm]
[B] him know [Gb] what you know best
[B] Cause after all you [Ebm] do [Gb] know best
[B] Try to slip [Ebm] past his defense
[Ab] Without [Ebm] granting innocence
[B] Lay [E] down [Gb] a list of [B] what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God [Ebm] he [Gb] hears you
[Abm] And then pray to God [Gb] he hears you
[E] And when, where did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to save a [E] life
[Gb]
[Abm] [Ebm]
[B] As he begins [Gb] to raise his voice
[Ab] You lower [Ebm] yours and grant [Gb] him one [B] last choice
Drive until you [Ebm] lose the road
[Ab] A break with the ones [Ebm] to follow
He [B] [E] will [Ebm] do one [Bb] of two [Abm] things
He will admit [Ebm] to everything
[B] Or he'll say [Ebm] he's just [Gb] not the [Abm] same
And you'll [B] begin to wonder why you [E] came where
Did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [Gb] [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save [B] a life
[Ebm]
[B] [Ebm] How to save [B] a life
[Ebm]
Where [B] [Gb]
[E] did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along [Gb] in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save a [E] life
Where did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Ebm] save a [B] life
[Gb] How [B]
to save a life
[Ebm] [Gb] How [B] [Ebm]
to save [B] a life
[Gb] [E] [Gb]
[Abm] [B]
[Gb] [E] [N]
Key:  
B
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Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
E
2311
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
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To learn Boyce Avenue - How To Save A Life chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ebm, B, Gb, B, E, Gb, Abm, Gb and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [B] Step one, you say [Gb] we need to talk
[B] He walks, you say sit [Ebm] down, it's just [B] a talk
He smiles [Gb] politely, back at [B] you
You [Ebm] stare politely, right [B] on through
Some sort [Ebm] of window [B] to your right
As he goes [Gb] left and you [B] stay right
Between [Ebm] the lines of fear [B] and blame
You begin [Ebm] to wonder why you [E] came where
Did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere _ [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save [B] a life
[E] _ [Gb] _
Let _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ him know [Gb] what you know best
[B] Cause after all you [Ebm] do [Gb] know best
[B] _ Try to slip [Ebm] past his defense
[Ab] Without _ [Ebm] granting innocence
_ [B] _ Lay [E] down [Gb] a list of [B] what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God [Ebm] he [Gb] hears you
[Abm] And then pray to God [Gb] he hears you
[E] And when, where did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere _ [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to save a _ [E] life
[Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [B] As he begins [Gb] to raise his voice
[Ab] You lower [Ebm] yours and grant [Gb] him one [B] last choice
Drive until you [Ebm] lose the road
[Ab] A break with the ones [Ebm] to follow
He [B] _ _ [E] will [Ebm] do one [Bb] of two [Abm] things
He will admit [Ebm] to _ everything
[B] Or he'll say [Ebm] he's just [Gb] not the [Abm] same
And you'll [B] begin to wonder why you [E] came where
Did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [Gb] [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save [B] a life
_ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ How to save [B] a life
_ [Ebm] _
Where _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [E] _ did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere _ [B] along [Gb] in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Gb] save a [E] life
Where did I [Gb] go wrong, I lost [Abm] the way
Somewhere [B] along in the [E] betterness
That I would have [Gb] stayed up with you [Abm] all night
Had I [B] known how to [Ebm] save a [B] life
_ [Gb] How _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
to save a life
_ [Ebm] [Gb] How _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
to save [B] a life _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Isaac Slade and Joseph King.

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