Boyce Avenue – How to Save a Life


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By: elschone?

(this is my first tab but i will not post this chords if this isn’t sounds like the song.)

 
Intro:  
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F# 
 
Em 
 
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Normal tuning..CAPO on the 3rd Fret.

Verse 1:

 
Step o
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ne you say we ne
 
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He  
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walks you say sit  
 
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ta
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lk
 
He smiles poli
 
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Y
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ou stare polit
 
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gh
 
Some sort of  
 
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Em 
 
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s he goes  
 
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ht
 
Between the  
 
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me
 
And you begin to  
 
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Chorus:

 
C 
Where did I go wro
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ng
 
I lost  
A 
 
Em 
friend
 
Somewhere  
A 
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long in the bit
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terness
 
And  
C 
I would have stayed
 
u
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p with you all ni
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ght
 
Had I known  
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how to s
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ave 
 
 
A 
li
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fe
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Em 
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Verse 2:

 
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Let him know that  
 
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Cause  
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after all you do k
 
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T
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ry to slip past his
 
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Em 
Without 
 
granting
 
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Lay down  
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l
 
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The things you?ve  
 
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A 
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nd pray to God  
 
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And
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pray to God he  
 
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#

Chorus:

 
C 
Where did I go wro
D 
ng
 
I lost  
A 
 
Em 
friend
 
Somewhere  
A 
G 
long in the bit
D 
terness
 
And  
C 
I would have stayed
 
u
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p with you all ni
Em 
ght
 
Had I known  
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how to s
D 
ave 
 
 
A 
li
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fe
- 
 
 
Dsus4/
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- 
 
Em 
- 
 
 
Dsus4/
F 
#
 
Interlude:  
G 
 
Dsus4 
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Em 
 
Dsus4 
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(play this right after that last chords in chorus)

Verse 3:

 
A 
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s he begins to
 
 
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You
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lower yours and
 
 
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ce
 
Drive until you  
 
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road Or  
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break with the
 
ones you?ve  
 
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#
 
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He will do o
 
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#
 
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He will admit to  
 
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Or he?ll say he?s
 
 
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Em 
 
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nd you?ll begin to
 
 
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#

Chorus:

 
C 
Where did I go wro
D 
ng
 
I lost  
A 
 
Em 
friend
 
Somewhere  
A 
G 
long in the bit
D 
terness
 
And  
C 
I would have stayed
 
u
D 
p with you all ni
Em 
ght
 
G 
 
D 
 
C 
(play the next chord right after this one)
 
Had I known how to save  
A 
life
 
C 
Where did I go wro
D 
ng
 
I lost  
A 
 
Em 
friend
 
Somewhere  
A 
G 
long in the bit
D 
terness
 
And  
C 
I would have stayed
 
u
D 
p with you all ni
Em 
ght
 
Had I known  
G 
how to s
D 
ave 
 
 
A 
l
G 
if
- 
E 
 
Dsus4/
F 
- 
 
Em 
- 
 
 
Dsus4/
F 
#
 
Interlude:  
G 
 
Dsus4 
/
F# 
 
Em 
 
Dsus4 
/
F# 

Interlude:

 
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- 
 
 
Dsus4/
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t
Em 
 
s
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av
 
Dsus4/
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#
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A 
life
 
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- 
 
 
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t
Em 
 
s
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av
 
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#
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A 
life

Outro:

 
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t
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s
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av
 
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A 
life
 
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av
 
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A 
life
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