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