Because Of You

[Intro: ]Fm Db Eb Ab Cm Fm Eb I will not make the same mistakes that you did Ab Cm I will not let myself Fm Eb Cause my heart so much misery Ab Cm Fm I will not break the way you did, Eb You fell so hard Ab Cm I've learned the hard way Fm Eb To never let it get that far Fm Because of you Db Eb I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you Db Eb C7 I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Bbm Because of you Ab/C Eb C7 I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Db Because of you Eb I am afraid Ab Cm I lose my way Fm Eb And it's not too long before you point it out Ab Cm I cannot cry Fm Eb Because you know that's weakness in your eyes Ab Cm I'm forced to fake Fm Eb A smile, a laugh everyday of my life Ab Cm My heart can't possibly break Fm Eb When it wasn't even whole to start with Fm Because of you Db Eb I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you Db Eb C7 I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Bbm Because of you Ab/C Eb C7 I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Db Because of you Eb I am afraid Cm I watched you die Fm Eb I heard you cry every night in your sleep Cm I was so young Fm Eb You should have known better than to lean on me Cm Fm You never thought of anyone else Eb You just saw your pain Cm Fm And now I cry in the middle of the night Eb For the same damn thing Fm Because of you Db Eb I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you Db Eb I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Gm Because of you Eb F I try my hardest just to forget everything Gm Because of you Eb F D I don't know how to let anyone else in Cm Because of you Bb/D F D I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty Eb Because of you F I am afraid Gm Eb F Because of you Gm Eb F Because of you