Intro:  Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)D,   Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)D...


G2           Bm7 (x20202@1)      Em (022000@1)                     D (xx0232@1) I will not make the same mistakes that you did
G2           Bm7 (x20202@1)
  I will not let myself
Em (022000@1)                               DCause (xx0232@1)my heart so much misery
G2           Bm7 (x20202@1)      Em (022000@1) I will not break the way you did,
           DYou (xx0232@1)fell so hard
G2                  Bm7 (x20202@1)       
  I've learned the hard way
     Em (022000@1)                Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)
To never let it get that far


             Em (022000@1)    
Because of you
            C (x32010@1)                 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D5 (xx023x@1)   Em (022000@1)   
Because of you
                          C (x32010@1)           Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) B (x2444x@1) 
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
             
            C (x32010@1)   
Because of you
                      G/B (143121@7)     Dsus4 (xx0233@1)                 B (x2444x@1)                   
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
             Cmaj7(or (x32000@1)C)     
Because of you
         Dsus4I (xx0233@1)am afraid


G2          Bm7 (x20202@1) I lose my way
          Em (022000@1)                    DAnd (xx0232@1)it's not too long before you point it out
G2         Bm7 (x20202@1) I cannot cry
      Em (022000@1)                         DBecause (xx0232@1)you know that's weakness in your eyes
G2             Bm7 (x20202@1) I'm forced to fake
    Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)         G2
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
                Bm7My (x20202@1)heart can't possibly break
         Em (022000@1)                 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    DWhen (xx0232@1)it wasn't even whole to start with

           Em (022000@1)    
Because of you
            C (x32010@1)                 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D5 (xx023x@1)    Em (022000@1)   
Because of you
                          C (x32010@1)           Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) B (x2444x@1) 
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
             
              C (x32010@1)   
Because of you
                      G/B (143121@7)     Dsus4 (xx0233@1)                 B (x2444x@1)                   
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
             Cmaj7(or (x32000@1)C)     
Because of you
         Dsus4I (xx0233@1)am afraid
            

               Bm (x24432@1)    
I watched you die
             Em (022000@1)                 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1) 
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
          BmI (x24432@1)was so young
                     Em (022000@1)                Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  DYou (xx0232@1)should have known better than to lean on me
           Bm (x24432@1)              EmYou (022000@1)never thought of anyone else
                Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DYou (xx0232@1)just saw your pain
          B (x2444x@1)                       Em (022000@1)    
And now I cry in the middle of the night
          Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)  
For the same damn thing

            EmBecause (022000@1)of you
             C (x32010@1)               Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)             
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
    D5 (xx023x@1)    Em (022000@1)Because of you
                         C (x32010@1)               Dsus4 (xx0233@1)   D (xx0232@1)    
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

(key change A, pause)           
            F#mBecause (244222@1)of you
                     D (xx0232@1)           Esus4 (022200@1) E (022100@1)Esus4 (022200@1) 
I try my hardest just to forget everything
    E5 (022xxx@1)    F#mBecause (244222@1)of you
                      D (xx0232@1)         Esus4 (022200@1)E (022100@1)C# (x43121@1)I don't know how to let anyone else in
            D (xx0232@1)Because of you
                    A/C# (042220@1)            Esus4 (022200@1)C#I'm (x43121@1)ashamed of my life because it's empty
             DBecause (xx0232@1)of you
        Esus4E
I am afraid
                F#mBecause (244222@1)of you
        D (xx0232@1)           EOoh, (022100@1)oohhh, ohhh
                F#m (244222@1) 
Because of you 
         D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1) 
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

ooh