Intro
[Em] [C] [Dsus] [D] [Em] [C] [D5] [Dadd4]
Verse 1
[G5] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em]
I will not make the same mistakes that you did,
[D] [G5] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D]
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.
[G5] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D]
I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard,
[G] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D5]
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far...
Chorus
[Dsus] [D] [Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
[Am7] [G/B] [D] [B7]
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
[Cmaj7] [Dadd2]
Because of you, I am afraid...
Verse 2
[G5] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G5]
I lose my way, and it's not too long before you point it out,
[Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G5]
I cannot cry, because you know that's weakness in your eyes;
[Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G]
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh, everyday of my life
[Bm] [Emadd9] [Em] [D5] [Dsus]
My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with...
Chorus
[D] [Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[Em] [Cmaj7] [D]
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
[Am7] [G/B] [D] [B7]
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
[Cmaj7] [Dadd4] [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] [Dsus]
You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain,
[D] [Bm] [Em] [Dsus] [D] [Dsus] [D] [Dsus2]
and now I cry in the middle of the night, for the same damn thing...
Outro
[D5] [Em] [C2] [D] [Dsus]
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
[D] [Em] [C2] [D5]
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[F#m] [Dmaj7] [E]
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything,
[F#m] [Dmaj7] [E]
because of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.
[Bm7] [A/C#] [E7]
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
[C#7] [Dmaj7] [E]
because of you, I am, afraid...
[F#m] [D] [E] [Esus]
Because of you....
[E5] [F#m] [D] [E]
Because of you......
