Capo 1 *KEY CHANGE UP 2 HALF STEPS
Intro
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G] [Bm] [Emadd9] [Em]
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
[D] [G] [Bm]
I~ will not let myself
[Emadd9] [Em] [D]
Cause my heart so much misery
[G] [Bm] [Emadd9]
I will not break the way you did,
[Em] [D]
You fell so hard
[G] [Bm]
I've learned the hard way
[Em] [D] [D] [D] [D]
To never let it get that far
Chorus
[D] [Em]
Because of you
[C] [D]
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
[Em]
Because of you
[C] [D] [B]
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[Am]
Because of you
[G] [D] [B]
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone a-round me
[C]
Because of you
[D]
I am a-fraid
Verse 2
[G] [Bm]
I lose my way
[Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G]
And it's not too long be-fore you point it out
[Bm]
I cannot cry
[Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G]
Be-cause I know that's weakness in your eyes
[Bm]
I'm forced to fake
[Emadd9] [Em] [D] [G]
A smile, a laugh e-veryday of my life
[Bm]
My heart can't possibly break
[Em] [D] [D] [D] [D]
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Chorus
[D] [Em]
Because of you
[C] [D]
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
[Em]
Because of you
[C] [D] [B]
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[Am]
Because of you
[G] [D] [B]
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone a-round me
[C]
Because of you
[D]
I am a-fraid
Bridge
[Bm]
I watched you die
[Em] [D]
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
[Bm]
I was so young
[Em] [D]
You should have known better than to lean on me
[Bm] [Em]
You never thought of anyone else
[D]
You just saw your pain
[Bm] [Em]
And now I cry in the middle of the night
[D] [D] [D] [D] [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
* [F#m]
Because of you
[D] [E]
I try my hardest just to forget everything
[F#m]
Because of you
[D] [E] [C#]
I don't know how to let anyone else in
[Bm]
Because of you
[A] [E] [C#]
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
[D]
Because of you
[E]
I am a-fraid
[F#m] [D] [E]
Because of you
[F#m] [D] [E]
Because of you
