Intro:  Fm  C#  Eb,   Fm  C#  Eb...  
  
  
G#2           Cm7        Fm                       Eb  
  I will not make the same mistakes that you did  
G#2           Cm7    
  I will not let myself  
Fm                                 Eb  
Cause my heart so much misery  
G#2           Cm7        Fm  
  I will not break the way you did,  
           Eb  
You fell so hard  
G#2                  Cm7           
  I've learned the hard way  
     Fm                  Ebsus  Eb    
To never let it get that far  
  
  
             Fm        
Because of you  
            C#                   Ebsus    Eb  Ebsus    
I never stray too far from the sidewalk  
    Eb5     Fm       
Because of you  
                          C#             Ebsus      Eb   C     
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt  
               
            C#       
Because of you  
                      G#/C       Ebsus                   C                       
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me  
             C#maj7 (ou C#)       
Because of you  
         Ebsus  
I am afraid  
  
  
G#2          Cm7  
  I lose my way  
          Fm                      Eb  
And it's not too long before you point it out  
G#2         Cm7  
  I cannot cry  
      Fm                           Eb  
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes  
G#2             Cm7  
  I'm forced to fake  
    Fm                  Eb           G#2  
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life  
                Cm7  
My heart can't possibly break  
         Fm                   Ebsus      Eb  
When it wasn't even whole to start with  
  
           Fm        
Because of you  
            C#                   Ebsus    Eb  Ebsus         
I never stray too far from the sidewalk  
    Eb5      Fm       
Because of you  
                          C#             Ebsus      Eb   C     
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt  
               
              C#       
Because of you  
                      G#/C       Ebsus                   C                       
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me  
             C#maj7 (ou C#)       
Because of you  
         Ebsus  
I am afraid  
              
  
               Cm        
I watched you die  
             Fm                   Ebsus      Eb     
I heard you cry every night in your sleep  
          Cm  
I was so young  
                     Fm                  Ebsus    Eb  
You should have known better than to lean on me  
           Cm                Fm  
You never thought of anyone else  
                Ebsus   Eb  
You just saw your pain  
          C                         Fm        
And now I cry in the middle of the night  
          C#maj7   Ebsus  Eb  Ebsus  Eb      
For the same damn thing  
  
            Fm  
Because of you  
             C#                 Ebsus    Eb  Ebsus                 
I never stray too far from the sidewalk  
    Eb5      Fm   
Because of you  
                         C#                 Ebsus     Eb        
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt  
  
(key change Bb, pause)             
            Gm  
Because of you  
                     Eb             Fsus   F  Fsus     
I try my hardest just to forget everything  
    F5      Gm  
Because of you  
                      Eb           Fsus  F  D   
I don't know how to let anyone else in  
            Eb   
Because of you  
                    Bb/D              Fsus  D  
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty  
             Eb  
Because of you  
        Fsus F  
I am afraid  
                Gm  
Because of you  
        Eb             F  
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh  
                Gm     
Because of you   
         Eb            F     
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh  
  
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