Because Of You

G           Bm7        Em                  D
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
G           Bm7
I will not let myself
Em                         D
Cause my heart so much misery
G           Bm7        Em
I will not break the way you did,
           D
You fell so hard
G                  Bm7
I've learned the hard way
     Em            Dsus  D
To never let it get that far


          Em
Because of you
            C           Dsus    D  Dsus
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D     Em
Because of you
                          C          Dsus      D   B
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

            C
Because of you
                      G/B       Dsus                   B
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
             Cmaj7 (or C)
Because of you
         Dsus
I am afraid


G          Bm7
I lose my way
          Em                      D
And it's not too long before you point it out
G         Bm7
I cannot cry
      Em                           D
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
G             Bm7
I'm forced to fake
    Em                  D           G
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
                Bm7
My heart can't possibly break
         Em                 Dsus      D
When it wasn't even whole to start with

           Em
Because of you
            C         Dsus    D  Dsus
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D5      Em
Because of you
                          C             Dsus      D   B
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

         C
Because of you
                      G/B       Dsus                   B
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
             Cmaj7
Because of you
         Dsus
I am afraid


        Bm
I watched you die
             Em          Dsus      D
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
          Bm
I was so young
    Em                  Dsus    D
You should have known better than to lean on me
           Bm                Em
You never thought of anyone else
                Dsus   D
You just saw your pain
          B                         Em
And now I cry in the middle of the night
          Cmaj7   Dsus  D  Dsus  D
For the same damn thing

            Em
Because of you
             C                 Dsus    D  Dsus
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D5      Em
Because of you
                         C                 Dsus     D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt


            F#m
Because of you
       D             Esus   E  Esus
I try my hardest just to forget everything
    E5      F#m
Because of you
   D           Esus  E  C#
I don't know how to let anyone else in
            D
Because of you
           A/C#              Esus  C#
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
             D
Because of you
        Esus E
I am afraid
         F#m
Because of you
D             E
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh
                F#m
Because of you
         D    E
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh