| Because of You by Kelly Clarkson | ||||||
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1] G# Cm Fm D# I will not make the same mistakes that you did G# Cm I will not let myself Fm D# Cause my heart so much misery G# Cm Fm I will not break the way you did, C# You fell so hard G# Cm I've learned the hard way Fm D# To never let it get that far [Chorus] Fm Because of you C# D# I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you C# D# I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt C7 A#m7 Because of you G#/C D# C/E I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me C# Because of you D# I am afraid [Verse 2] G# D# I lose my way Fm D# G# And it's not too long before you point it out D# I cannot cry Fm D# G# Because you know that's weakness in your eyes D# I'm forced to fake Fm D# G# A smile, a laugh everyday of my life D# My heart can't possibly break C# D# When it wasn't even whole to start with [Chorus] Fm Because of you C# D# I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you C# D# I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt C7 A#m7 Because of you G#/C D# C/E I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me C# Because of you D# I am afraid [Verse 3] Cm I watched you die Fm D# I heard you cry every night in your sleep Cm I was so young Fm D# You should have known better than to lean on me Cm Fm You never thought of anyone else D# You just saw your pain Cm Fm And now I cry in the middle of the night D# For the same damn thing [Chorus] Fm Because of you C# D# I never stray too far from the sidewalk Fm Because of you C# D# I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Gm Because of you D# F I try my hardest just to forget everything Gm Because of you D# F I don't know how to let anyone else in D7 Cm Because of you A#/D F I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty D7 D# Because of you F I am afraid Gm D# F Because of you Gm D# F Because of you |