Because of You by Kelly ClarksonKey: GG | Capo: 2fr | |Verse 1 G Bm Em D I will not make the same mistakes that you did G Bm I will not let myself Em D Cause my heart so much misery G Bm Em I will not break the way you did, C You fell so hard G Bm I've learned the hard way Em D To never let it get that far Chorus Em Because of you C D I never stray too far from the sidewalk Em Because of you C D I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt B7 Am Because of you G D B I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me C Because of you D I am afraid Verse 2 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 Chorus Em Because of you C D I never stray too far from the sidewalk Em Because of you C D I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt B7 Am Because of you G D B I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me C Because of you D I am afraid Verse 3 Bm I watched you die Em D I heard you cry every night in your sleep Bm I was so young Em D You should have known better than to lean on me Bm Em You never thought of anyone else D You just saw your pain Bm Em And now I cry in the middle of the night D For the same damn thing Chorus Em Because of you C D I never stray too far from the sidewalk Em Because of you C D I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt F#m Because of you D E I try my hardest just to forget everything F#m Because of you D E I don't know how to let anyone else in C#7 Bm Because of you A E I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty C#7 D Because of you E I am afraid F#m D E Because of you F#m D E Because of you