* = strum once
[Intro]
Em  Cadd9   D x2
[Strophe]
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...
[Refrain]
           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...
[Strophe]
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...
[Refrain]
        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...
[Pont]
              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
[Refrain]
           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......