Key: E
Introduction: E D F Gm Em B7 D7 Am
G D Em C
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
G D
I will not let myself
Em C
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
D Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
C D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Em
Because of you
C D
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone a-round me
Em
Because of you
D
I am a-fraid
G D
I lose my way
Em C G
And it's not too long be-fore you point it out
D
I cannot cry
Em C G
Be-cause I know that's weakness in your eyes
D
I'm forced to fake
Em C G
A smile, a laugh e-veryday of my life
D
My heart can't possibly break
C D
When it wasn't even whole to start with
D Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
C D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Em
Because of you
C D
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Em
Because of you
D
I am a-fraid
Em
I watched you die
C D
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
Em
I was so young
C D
You should have known better than to lean on me
Em C
You never thought of anyone else
D
You just saw your pain
Em C
And now I cry in the middle of the night
D
For the same damn thing
Outro
D Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
C D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Fm
Because of you
Db Eb
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Fm
Because of you
Db Eb
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Fm
Because of you
Db Eb
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Fm
Because of you
Eb
I am a-fraid
Ab Fm
Because of you
Eb Ab Fm Eb
Because of you d f#