G# Cm I will not make Fm Cm The same mistakes that you did G# Cm I will not let myself Fm Cm Cause my heart so much misery G# Cm I will not break Fm Cm The way you did, you fell so hard G# Cm Iʼve learned the hard way Fm D# To never let it get that far Fm Because of you C# D# I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you C# D# I learned to play on the safe side so I donʼt get hurt C7 A#m Because of you G# D# I find it hard to trust not only me, C7 but everyone around me C# D# Because of you I am afraid G# Cm I lose my way Fm Cm And itʼs not too long before you point it out G# Cm I cannot cry Fm Cm Because I know thatʼs weakness in your eyes G# Cm Iʼm forced to fake Fm Cm A smile, a laugh, every day of my life G# Cm My heart canʼt possibly break Fm D# When it wasnʼt even whole to start with G# Cm I watched you die Fm Cm I heard you cry every night in your sleep G# Cm I was so young Fm Cm You should have known better than to lean on me G# Cm You never thought of anyone else Fm Cm You just saw your pain G# Cm And now I cry in the middle of the night Fm D# For the same damn thing Fm Because of you Fm Because of you C# D# Because of you I am afraid Fm Because of you C# D# I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you C# D# I learned to play on the safe side so I donʼt get hurt C7 A#m Because of you C# D# I try my hardest just to forget everything C7 A#m Because of you G# D# C7 I donʼt know how to let anyone else in C7 A#m Because of you G# D# C7 Iʼm ashamed of my life because itʼs empty C# D# Because of you I am afraid Fm Because of you
