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* = strum once[Intro]Em Cadd9 D x2[Verse]G D/F# EmI will not make the same mistakesD/F#that you did,I will not make the same mistakes that you did,G D/F# EmI will not let myself cause my heartD/F#so much misery.I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.G D/F# EmI 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# EmI've learned the hard way to neverDlet it get that far...I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far...[Chorus]Em Cadd9Because of you I never stray too farDfrom the sidewalk,Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,EmBecause of you I learned to play onCadd9 D B7the 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,Cadd9Because of you I find it hard toG Dtrust not only me, but everyoneB7around me,Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,Cadd9 DBecause of you, I am afraid...[Verse]G D/F# EmI lose my way, and its not too longD/F# Gbefore you point it out,I lose my way, and its not too long before you point it out,G D/F# EmI cannot cry, because you knowD/F# Gthat's weakness in your eyes;I cannot cry, because you know that's weakness in your eyes;G D/F# EmI'm forced to fake, a smile, aD/F# Glaugh, 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, whenEm Dit wasn't even whole to startwith...My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with...[Chorus]Em Cadd9Because of you I never stray too farDfrom the sidewalk,Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,Embecause of you I learned to play onCadd9 Dthe 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,Cadd9because of you I find it hard toG Dtrust not only me, but everyoneB7around me,because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,Cadd9 DBecause of you, I am afraid...[Bridge]Bm EmI watched you die, I heard you cryDevery night in your sleep...I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in your sleep...Bm EmI was so young, you should have knownDbetter than to lean on me.I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me.Bm EmYou never thought of anyone else, youDjust saw your pain,You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain,Bmand now I cry in the middle of theEm Dnight, 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 farD*from the sidewalk,Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,Em*because of you I learned to play onCadd9* D*the safe side so I don't get hurtbecause of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt[Chorus]F#mBecause of you I try my hardest justDadd9 Eto forget everything,Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything,F#mbecasue of you I don't know how toDadd9 Elet anyone else in.becasue of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.Dadd9 ABecause of you I'm ashamed of my lifeE C#7because its emptyBecause of you I'm ashamed of my life because its emptyDadd9 Ebecause of you, I am, afraid...[Outro]F#m* Dadd9* E*Because of you....F#m* Dadd9* E*...because of you......