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