Intro: F#5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 E5
A5 C#5 F#5 E5
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
A5 C#5
I will not let myself
F#5 E5
Cause my heart so much misery
A5 C#5 F#5
I will not break the way you did,
E5
You fell so hard
A5 C#5
I've learned the hard way
F#5 E5
To never let it get that far
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5 C#5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
B5
Because of you
A5 E5 C#5
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
D5
Because of you
E5
I am afraid
A5 C#5
I lose my way
F#5 E5
And it's not too long before you point it out
A5 C#5
I cannot cry
F#5 E5 A5
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
C#5
I'm forced to fake
F#5 E5 A5
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
C#5
My heart can't possibly break
F#5 E5
When it wasn't even whole to start with
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5 C#5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
B5
Because of you
A5 E5 C#5
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
D5
Because of you
E5
I am afraid
C#5
I watched you die
F#5 E5
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
C#5
I was so young
F#5 E5
You should have known better than to lean on me
C#5 F#5
You never thought of anyone else
E5
You just saw your pain
C#5 F#5
And now I cry in the middle of the night
E5
For the same damn thing
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
F#5
Because of you
D5 E5
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
G#5
Because of you
E5 F#5
I try my hardest just to forget everything
G#5
Because of you
E5 F#5 D#5
I don't know how to let anyone else in
C#5
Because of you
B5 F#5 D#5
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
E5
Because of you
F#5
I am afraid
G#5 E5 F#5
Because of you
G#5 E5 F#5
Because of you