Capo 3
Verse
[G]Step one you say we n[D/F#]need to talk
He w[Em]alks you say sit do[D]wn it’s j[D/F#]ust a ta[G]lk
He smiles pol[D/F#]politely back at y[Em]you
You stare pol[D]itely ri[D/F#]ght on thr[G]ough
Some sort of wi[D/F#]window to your r[Em]right
As he goes le[D]ft and y[D/F#]ou stay ri[G]ght
Between the li[D/F#]lines of fear and b[Em]blame
And you begin to wo[D]wonder w[D/F#]why you came
Chorus
Wh[C]ere did I go w[D]rong, I lost a fr[Em]iend
Somewhere al[G]along in the bit[D/F#]bitterness
And [C]I would have stayed [D]up with you all n[Em]night
Had I known h[G]how to save a l[D/F#]life
Verse
[G]Let him know that [D/F#]you know best
Cause a[Em]after all you [D]do know b[D/F#]best
[G] Try to slip past [D/F#]his defense
[Em]Without granting [D]innocence[D/F#]innocence
[G] Lay down a [D/F#]list of what is w[Em]wrong
The things yo[D]you’ve told[D/F#]told him all along
[G]And pray to God he h[D/F#]hears you
And [Em]pray to God he [D]hears you[D/F#]you
Chorus
Wh[C]ere did I go w[D]rong, I lost a fr[Em]iend
Somewhere al[G]along in the bit[D/F#]bitterness
And [C]I would have stayed [D]up with you all n[Em]night
Had I known h[G]how to save a l[D/F#]life
Verse
As h[G]he begins to r[D/F#]raise his voice
You l[Em]ower yours and g[D]rant him[D/F#] one last choi[G]ce
Drive until you l[D/F#]lose the road
Or b[Em]reak with the o[D]nes you’ve f[D/F#]ollowed
[G] He will do [D/F#]one of two things
[Em]He will admit [D]to e[D/F#]everything
[G]Or he’ll say he’s just[D/F#]just not the same
And y[Em]you’ll begin to [D/F#]wonder why you came
Chorus
Wh[C]ere did I go w[D]rong, I lost a fr[Em]iend
Somewhere al[G]along in the bit[D/F#]bitterness
And [C]I would have stayed [D]up with you all n[Em]night
Had I known h[G]how to save a l[D/F#]life