Verse 1GBmEmD
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
GBm
I will not let myself
EmD
Cause my heart so much misery
GBmEm
I will not break the way you did,
C
You fell so hard
GBm
I've learned the hard way
EmD
To never let it get that far
ChorusEm
Because of you
CD
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
CD
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
B7Am7
Because of you
G/BDB/D#
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
C
Because of you
D
I am afraid
Verse 2GD
I lose my way
EmDG
And it's not too long before you point it out
D
I cannot cry
EmDG
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
D
I'm forced to fake
EmDGA smile, a laugh everyday of my life
D
My heart can't possibly break
CD
When it wasn't even whole to start with
ChorusEm
Because of you
CD
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
CD
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
B7Am7
Because of you
G/BDB/D#
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
C
Because of you
D
I am afraid
Verse 3Bm
I watched you die
EmD
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
Bm
I was so young
EmD
You should have known better than to lean on me
BmEm
You never thought of anyone else
D
You just saw your pain
BmEm
And now I cry in the middle of the night
D
For the same damn thing
ChorusEm
Because of you
CD
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Em
Because of you
CD
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
F#m
Because of you
DE
I try my hardest just to forget everything
F#m
Because of you
DE
I don't know how to let anyone else in
C#7Bm
Because of you
A/C#E
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
C#7D
Because of you
E
I am afraid
F#mDE
Because of you
F#mDE
Because of you
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