how to save a life

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HOW TO SAVE A LIFE

Words and Music by JOSEPH KING and ISAAC SLADE

Moderately

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F/ A

Bb

2

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 mf 

5

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Bb



Step

one, one,

F/A

you

sa y

we

need

to

talk. He

walks,

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

F/A

you

say,

“Sit

Bb

down, it’s

just

a

talk.”

He smil smiles es po - lit lite -

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

-

Bb

ly

back at

you.

F/A

You

stare

po - lite

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-

ly

right on through

2

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

  

F/A

some

sort



of

win

-



Bb

dow

to



your right,

as



he



goes

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

left

Bb

and

you

stay

F/A

right.

Be - tween

the

lines

of fear

and blame,

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

  

F/A

you be - gin



to won

-



Eb

der 

why you came.



Where did

 

I

go



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

wrong? I

Gm

lost

a friend

Bb

some - where

a - long

F/A

in the bit - ter - ness. And

3

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

I

F

would have

stayed

Gm

up

with

you

all

          Bb



how

  

F/A

to

save



Bb

a

life.

    Bb

 

’cause you

known

                Bb



              

know  best, his voice,

I





           

had

F/A

F/A

F/A

night

 As

Gm7

         

Let him he  be -

know gins

that you to raise

F/A

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af  - ter  low - er 

all, yours

you and

do know grant him

 best. one last

choice.

4

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

F/A

Try to slip Drive un - til

 past you

          F/A



his lose

de - fense the road

Gm7

or 

Bb

    

with - out  break with the

  grant - ing ones you’ve



F/A

        

in - no - cence. fol - lowed.

Lay He



down will



a do

list one



of  of 

what two



is things:

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

F/A

wrong, he will

the things you’ve told ad - mit to ev

          F/A



the

you, same

and and

-

Bb

him all ’ry - thing,

a - long, and

pray to God he hears or  he’ll sayhe’s  just not

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Gm7

 pray you’ll

 

F/A

to God  be - gin



he hears to won -



der  

you. why

 you



came.



5

Eb  

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

F

Where did I

go

Gm

wrong? I

lost

a friend

some - where

a - long

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

F/A

in

Eb

the bit - ter -  ness. And

I

F

would have

stayed

1., 3.

up

with you

2., 4.

all

To Coda

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

night had I

    Bb



Bb

known

F/A



how

F/A

to

save

Bb

a

Bb



life.

how

F/A

to

save

a

life. – 

F/A

    

How to save

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

 

a life.

6

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Bb

F/A

Bb

F/A



D.S. al Coda (with repeat)

How to save

CODA

 

    Bb

F/A

Bb



F/A





  

How to save

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   

Bb



a life.

a life.

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Bb

F/A

How to save

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

a life.

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F/A

Bb

F/A

Bb