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Because Of You

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Kelly Clarkson

Version
studio
published by
inthisworld
Tone
A-
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Slide
A -> La
Video
[Capo on 1]
Chords
	 
* = strum once
[Intro]
Em Cadd9 D x2
[Verse]
G D/F# Em
I will not make the same mistakes
D/F#
that you did,
I will not make the same mistakes that you did,
G D/F# Em
I will not let myself cause my heart
D/F#
so much misery.
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.
G D/F# Em
I will not break the way you did,
D/F #
you fell so hard,
I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard,
G D/F# Em
I've learned the hard way to never
D
let it get that far...
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far...
[Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Because of you I never stray too far
D
from the sidewalk,
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
Em
Because of you I learned to play on
Cadd9 D B7
the safe side so I don't get hurt,
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
Cadd9
Because of you I find it hard to
G D
trust not only me, but everyone
B7
around me,
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
Cadd9 D
Because of you, I am afraid...
[Verse]
G D/F# Em
I lose my way, and its not too long
D/F# G
before you point it out,
I lose my way, and its not too long before you point it out,
G D/F# Em
I cannot cry, because you know
D/F# G
that's weakness in your eyes;
I cannot cry, because you know that's weakness in your eyes;
G D/F# Em
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a
D/F# G
laugh, everyday of my life.
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh, everyday of my life.
G D/F#
My heart can't possibly break, when
Em D
it wasn't even whole to start
with...
My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with...
[Chorus]
Em Cadd9
Because of you I never stray too far
D
from the sidewalk,
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
Em
because of you I learned to play on
Cadd9 D
the safe side so I don't get hurt,
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
Cadd9
because of you I find it hard to
G D
trust not only me, but everyone
B7
around me,
because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
Cadd9 D
Because of you, I am afraid...
[Bridge]
Bm Em
I watched you die, I heard you cry
D
every night in your sleep...
I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in your sleep...
Bm Em
I was so young, you should have known
D
better than to lean on me.
I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me.
Bm Em
You never thought of anyone else, you
D
just saw your pain,
You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain,
Bm
and now I cry in the middle of the
Em D
night, for the same damn thing...
and now I cry in the middle of the night, for the same damn thing...
Em* Cadd9*
Because of you I never stray too far
D*
from the sidewalk,
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
Em*
because of you I learned to play on
Cadd9* D*
the safe side so I don't get hurt
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
[Chorus]
F#m
Because of you I try my hardest just
Dadd9 E
to forget everything,
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything,
F#m
becasue of you I don't know how to
Dadd9 E
let anyone else in.
becasue of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.
Dadd9 A
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life
E C#7
because its empty
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because its empty
Dadd9 E
because of you, I am, afraid...
[Outro]
F#m* Dadd9* E*
Because of you....
F#m* Dadd9* E*
...because of you......