Because of You
Capo 1
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[Cadd9] [G] [Bm] [Em] [D] [D/F#]
Intro
[Em] [Cadd9] [D] x2
Verse 1
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D/F#]
I will not make the same mistakes that you did,
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D/F#]
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D/F#]
I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard,
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far...
Chorus
[Em] [Cadd9] [D]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[Em] [Cadd9] [D] [B7]
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
[Cadd9] [G] [D] [B7]
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
[Cadd9] [D]
Because of you, I am afraid...
Verse 2
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
I lose my way, and it's not too long before you point it out,
[D/F#] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
I cannot cry, because I know that's weakness in your eyes;
[D/F#] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh, every day of my life.
[D/F#] [Em] [D]
My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with...
Chorus
[Em] [Cadd9] [D]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[Em] [Cadd9] [D]
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
[Cadd9] [G] [D] [B7]
because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
[Cadd9] [D]
Because of you, I am afraid...
Bridge
[Bm] [Em] [D]
I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in 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...
**EITHER A CAPELLA OR ONE STRUM PER CHORD**
[Em] [Cadd9] [D]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[Em] [Cadd9] [D]
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Chorus
[F#m] [Dadd9] [E]
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything,
[F#m] [Dadd9] [E]
becasue of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.
[Dadd9] [A] [E] [C#7]
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
[Dadd9] [E]
because of you, I am, afraid...
*Strum once per chord*
[F#m] [Dadd9] [E]
Because of you....
[F#m] [Dadd9] [E]
...because of you......
