Intro: Am  F  G

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


            Am
Because of you
         F                     G
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Am
Because of you
         F                              G             E7
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
            F
Because of you
                   C             G                      E7
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           F
Because of you
          G
I am afraid


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


            Am
Because of you
         F                     G
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Am
Because of you
         F                              G             E7
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
            F
Because of you
                   C             G                      E7
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           F
Because of you
          G
I am afraid


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


            Am
Because of you
         F                     G
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Am
Because of you
         F                              G            
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt


            Bm
Because of you
                  G                A
I try my hardest just to forget everything
            Bm
Because of you
                    G           A     F#
I don't know how to let anyone else in
            G
Because of you
                  D                 A   F#
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
            G
Because of you
       A
I am afraid


           Bm  G  A
Because of you
           Bm  G  A
Because of you