G             D            Em                        D

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

G            D

I will not let myself

Em                                 D

Cause my heart so much misery

G          D        Em

I will not break the way you did,

          C

You fell so hard

G                      D     

I've learned the hard way

        C                    D

To never let it get that far

                   G

Because of you

           Em                                D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

                  G

Because of you

                                    Em                        D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

                  G

Because of you

                 C                D                                Em                               

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

                  G

Because of you

         D

I am afraid

G             D

I lose my way

            Em                D                       G

And it's not too long before you point it out

              D

I cannot cry

Em                                D                        G

Because you know that's weakness in your eyes

                   D

I'm forced to fake

    Em                  D                  G

A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

                       D

My heart can't possibly break

              C                          D

When it wasn't even whole to start with

                   G

Because of you

           Em                                D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

                  G

Because of you

                                    Em                        D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

                  G

Because of you

                   C             D                               Em                               

I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

                  G

Because of you

         D

I am afraid

                     G

I watched you die

             D                               A

I heard you cry every night in your sleep

              G

I was so young

                     Em                           A

You should have known better than to lean on me

                G                     D

You never thought of anyone else

             A

You just saw your pain

           G                               C

And now I cry in the middle of the night

       Bb      B      C#

For the same damn thing

                   G

Because of you

             Em                                D

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

                  G

Because of you

                                C                        D

I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

                   G

Because of you

                      Em              D   

I try my hardest just to forget everything

                  G

Because of you

              Em                      D

I don't know how to let anyone else in

                   G

Because of you

                            Em                   D

I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty

                  G      Em

Because of you

        D

I am afraid

                  G

Because of you

    Em             D

Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

                  G

Because of you

    Em             D

Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

G

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