G Bm I will not make Em Bm The same mistakes that you did G Bm I will not let myself Em Bm Cause my heart so much misery G Bm I will not break Em Bm The way you did, you fell so hard G Bm Iʼve learned the hard way Em D To never let it get that far 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 donʼt get hurt B7 Am Because of you G D I find it hard to trust not only me, B7 but everyone around me C D Because of you I am afraid G Bm I lose my way Em Bm And itʼs not too long before you point it out G Bm I cannot cry Em Bm Because I know thatʼs weakness in your eyes G Bm Iʼm forced to fake Em Bm A smile, a laugh, every day of my life G Bm My heart canʼt possibly break Em D When it wasnʼt even whole to start with G Bm I watched you die Em Bm I heard you cry every night in your sleep G Bm I was so young Em Bm You should have known better than to lean on me G Bm You never thought of anyone else Em Bm You just saw your pain G Bm And now I cry in the middle of the night Em D For the same damn thing Em Because of you Em Because of you C D Because of you I am afraid 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 donʼt get hurt B7 Am Because of you C D I try my hardest just to forget everything B7 Am Because of you G D B7 I donʼt know how to let anyone else in B7 Am Because of you G D B7 Iʼm ashamed of my life because itʼs empty C D Because of you I am afraid Em Because of you
