Ab          Eb       Fm                Eb  
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
Ab         Eb
I will not let myself
Fm                      Eb 
Cause my heart so much misery
Ab          Eb       Fm
I will not break the way you did,
     Eb
You fell so hard
Ab                Eb  
I've learned the hard way
    Fm                   Eb
To never let it get that far


CHORUS :
           Fm  
Because of you
             Db                 Eb  
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                          Db             Eb         
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
           Fm   
Because of you                                             
                   Db            Eb                 F#                      
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           Db  
Because of you
       Eb  
I am afraid


Ab        Eb
I lose my way
         Fm             Eb    
And it's not too long before you point it out
Ab       Eb
I cannot cry
   Fm                    Eb               Ab  
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
Ab             Eb
I'm forced to fake
   Fm             Eb             Ab      
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
Ab              Eb  
My heart can't possibly break
         Fm                   Eb
When it wasn't even whole to start with


[CHORUS]


              Fm
I watched you die
            Db                  Eb    
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
          Fm
I was so young
                 Db                   Eb
You should have known better than to lean on me
            Fm               Db
You never thought of anyone else
              Eb
You just saw your pain
          Fm                        Db
And now I cry in the middle of the night
         Eb 
For the same *** thing


CHORUS-MODULATING [Ab Major to Bb Major]:
           Fm
Because of you
             Db                 Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                          Db             Eb  
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt


           Gm
Because of you
          Eb                     F  
I try my hardest just to forget everything
           Gm
Because of you
                    Eb          F 
I don't know how to let anyone else in
           Gm
Because of you
                   Eb                F 
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
           Gm 
Because of you
    Eb  F
I am afraid


           Gm   Eb   F
Because of you
           Gm   Eb   F   Bb
Because of you