Intro: F5 C#5 Eb5 , F5 C#5 Eb5 ...
G#5 C5 F5 Eb5
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
G#5 C5
I will not let myself
F5 Eb5
Cause my heart so much misery
G#5 C5 F5
I will not break the way you did,
Eb5
You fell so hard
G#5 C5
I've learned the hard way
F5 Eb5
To never let it get that far
F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Eb5 F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5 C5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
C#5
Because of you
G#5 Eb5 C5
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
C#5
Because of you
Eb5
I am afraid
G#5 C5
I lose my way
F5 Eb5
And it's not too long before you point it out
G#5 C5
I cannot cry
F5 Eb5
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
G#5 C5
I'm forced to fake
F5 Eb5 G#5
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
C5
My heart can't possibly break
F5 Eb5
When it wasn't even whole to start with
F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Eb5 F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5 C5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
C#5
Because of you
G#5 Eb5 C5
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
C#5
Because of you
Eb5
I am afraid
C5
I watched you die
F5 Eb5
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
C5
I was so young
F5 Eb5
You should have known better than to lean on me
C5 F5
You never thought of anyone else
Eb5
You just saw your pain
C5 F5
And now I cry in the middle of the night
C#5 Eb5
For the same damn thing
F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Eb5 F5
Because of you
C#5 Eb5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
(Key change Bb, pause)
G5
Because of you
Eb5 F5
I try my hardest just to forget everything
G5
Because of you
Eb5 F5 D5
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Eb5
Because of you
Bb5 F5 D5
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Eb5
Because of you
F5
I am afraid
G5
Because of you
Eb5 F5
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh
G5
Because of you
Eb5 F5
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh