Intro 2x: Fm  Db  Eb

          Fm                 Db      Eb                Fm            Db    Eb  
e|-8--------------------8-|------------------|-8-9-11----------8--------------|
B|---11-9----------9-11---|-------6-------8--|-----------------9---------6----|
G|--------------10--------|-----6---------8--|--------------10---10------6--8-|
D|-----------10-----------|---6--------8-----|-----------10------------6----8-|
A|--------8---------------|-4--------6-------|---------8-------------4------6-|
E|------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|

e|----------|
B|-------8--|
G|-----8----|
D|---8------|
A|-6--------|
E|----------|

Ab          Cm       Fm                        Eb  
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
Ab          Cm
I will not let myself
Fm                            Eb
Cause my heart so much misery
Ab          Cm        Fm 
I will not break the way you did,
              Eb
You fell so hard
Ab                 Ab/C
I've learned the hard way
    Fm                    Eb
To never let it get that far

            Fm
Because of you
         Db                     Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Fm
Because of you
                         Db             Eb             C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
            Bbm
Because of you
                   Ab/C          Eb                      C
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           Db
Because of you
          Eb
I am afraid

Ab         Cm
I lose my way
          Fm                       Eb
And it's not too long before you point it out
Ab         Cm
I cannot cry
 Fm                                  Eb
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
Ab            Cm
I'm forced to fake
   Fm                     Eb
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
Ab               Cm
My heart can't possibly break
          Fm                    Eb
When it wasn't even whole to start with

            Fm
Because of you
         Db                     Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Fm
Because of you
                         Db              Eb             C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
            Bbm
Because of you
                   Ab/C           Eb                      C
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           Db
Because of you
          Eb
I am afraid

              Cm
I watched you die
             Fm                  Eb
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
          Cm
I was so young
                Fm                    Eb
You should have known better than to lean on me
           Cm                 Fm
You never thought of anyone else
              Eb
You just saw your pain
         Cm                       Fm
And now I cry in the middle of the night
        Eb
For the same damn thing

            Fm
Because of you
         Db                     Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
            Fm
Because of you
                         Db              Eb            
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

            Gm
Because of you
                  Eb                F
I try my hardest just to forget everything
            Gm
Because of you
                    Eb           F     D
I don't know how to let anyone else in
            Cm
Because of you
                  Bb/D               F   D
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
            Eb
Because of you
       F
I am afraid

           Gm  Eb  F
Because of you
           Gm  Eb  F
Because of you