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