A C#m I will not make F#m C#m The same mistakes that you did A C#m I will not let myself F#m C#m Cause my heart so much misery A C#m I will not break F#m C#m The way you did, you fell so hard A C#m Iʼve learned the hard way F#m E To never let it get that far F#m Because of you D E I never stray too far from the sidewalk F#m Because of you D E I learned to play on the safe side so I donʼt get hurt C#7 Bm Because of you A E I find it hard to trust not only me, C#7 but everyone around me D E Because of you I am afraid A C#m I lose my way F#m C#m And itʼs not too long before you point it out A C#m I cannot cry F#m C#m Because I know thatʼs weakness in your eyes A C#m Iʼm forced to fake F#m C#m A smile, a laugh, every day of my life A C#m My heart canʼt possibly break F#m E When it wasnʼt even whole to start with A C#m I watched you die F#m C#m I heard you cry every night in your sleep A C#m I was so young F#m C#m You should have known better than to lean on me A C#m You never thought of anyone else F#m C#m You just saw your pain A C#m And now I cry in the middle of the night F#m E For the same damn thing F#m Because of you F#m Because of you D E Because of you I am afraid F#m Because of you D E I never stray too far from the sidewalk F#m Because of you D E I learned to play on the safe side so I donʼt get hurt C#7 Bm Because of you D E I try my hardest just to forget everything C#7 Bm Because of you A E C#7 I donʼt know how to let anyone else in C#7 Bm Because of you A E C#7 Iʼm ashamed of my life because itʼs empty D E Because of you I am afraid F#m Because of you