Intro: Am F G C G Am F I will not make the same mistakes that you did C G I will not let myself Am F Cause my heart so much misery C G Am I will not break the way you did, F You fell so hard C G I've learned the hard way Am G To never let it get that far Am Because of you F G I never stray too far from the sidewalk Am Because of you F G E7 I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt F Because of you C G E7 I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me F Because of you G I am afraid C G I lose my way Am F And it's not too long before you point it out C G I cannot cry Am F Because you know that's weakness in your eyes C G I'm forced to fake Am F A smile, a laugh everyday of my life C G My heart can't possibly break Am G When it wasn't even whole to start with Am Because of you F G I never stray too far from the sidewalk Am Because of you F G E7 I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt F Because of you C G E7 I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me F Because of you G I am afraid Am I watched you die F G I heard you cry every night in your sleep Am I was so young F G You should have known better than to lean on me Am F You never thought of anyone else G You just saw your pain Am F And now I cry in the middle of the night G For the same damn thing Am Because of you F G I never stray too far from the sidewalk Am Because of you F G I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Bm Because of you G A I try my hardest just to forget everything Bm Because of you G A F# I don't know how to let anyone else in G Because of you D A F# I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty G Because of you A I am afraid Bm G A Because of you Bm G A Because of you