Because Of You

G D Em D

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

G D

I will not let myself

Em D

Cause my heart so much misery

G D Em

I will not break the way you did,

C

You fell so hard

G D

I've learned the hard way

C D

To never let it get that far

G

Because of you

Em D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

G

Because of you

Em D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

G

Because of you

C D Em

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

G

Because of you

D

I am afraid

G D

I lose my way

Em D G

And it's not too long before you point it out

D

I cannot cry

Em D G

Because you know that's weakness in your eyes

D

I'm forced to fake

Em D G

A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

D

My heart can't possibly break

C D

When it wasn't even whole to start with

G

Because of you

Em D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

G

Because of you

Em D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

G

Because of you

C D Em

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

G

Because of you

D

I am afraid

G

I watched you die

D A

I heard you cry every night in your sleep

G

I was so young

Em A

You should have known better than to lean on me

G D

You never thought of anyone else

A

You just saw your pain

G C

And now I cry in the middle of the night

Bb B C#

For the same damn thing

G

Because of you

Em D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

G

Because of you

C D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

G

Because of you

Em D

I try my hardest just to forget everything

G

Because of you

Em D

I don't know how to let anyone else in

G

Because of you

Em D

I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty

G Em

Because of you

D

I am afraid

G

Because of you

Em D

Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

G

Because of you

Em D

Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

G

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