| Em
(
)
| C
( )
| D
( )
| D
( )
| Em
(
)
| C
( )
| D
( )
| D
( )
| G
( )I will not
Bm
(make) the
| Em--
(same) mistakes that you did
D
(I) ~~
| G
(will) not let myself cause my heart so much misery
Bm
(
)
| Em--
( )
D
( )
| G
( )I will not
Bm
(break) the
| Em--
(way) you did, you fell so
D
(hard)
| G
( )I've learned the
Bm
(hard) way to
| Em
(nev)er let it get that
D
(far)
D
( )Because of
| Em
(you), I never stray
C
( ) too far from the
| D
(side)walk
Because of
| Em
(you), I learned to play on the
C
(safe)
side
so I
| D
(don't) get hurt
B7
(
)
Because of
| Am
(you), I find it hard to
G
(trust)
Not only
| D
(me), but everyone a
B7
(round)
me
Because of
| C
(you), I am a
| D
(fraid)
|G Bm |Em － － D
I lose my way and it's not too long before you point it out
|G Bm |Em － － D
I cannot cry because I know that's weakness in your eyes
|G Bm |Em － － D
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh, every day of my life
|G Bm |Em D
My heart can't possibly break when it wasn't even whole to start with
D
( )Because of
| Em
(you), I never stray
C
( ) too far from the
| D
(side)walk
Because of
| Em
(you), I learned to play on the
C
(safe)
side
so I
| D
(don't) get hurt
B7
(
)
Because of
| Am
(you), I find it hard to
G
(trust)
Not only
| D
(me), but everyone a
B7
(round)
me
Because of
| C
(you), I am a
| D
(fraid)
I watched you
| Bm
(die), I heard you
Em
(cry) every night in
| D
(your)
sleep
|Bm Em |D
I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me
|Bm Em |D
You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain
|Bm Em |D And now I cry in the middle of the night for the same damn thing
D
( )Because of
| Em
(you), I never stray
C
( ) too far from the
| D
(side)walk
Because of
| Em
(you), I learned to play on the
C
(safe)
side
F#m D F
Because of you, I tried my hardest just to forget everything
F#m D F
Because of you, I don't know how to let anyone else in
D Bm A F
Because of you, I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
D D F
Because of you, I am afraid
F#m D F F#m D F
Because of you... Because of you...
