Because of you (Easy Play)

Intro: Fm  C#  Eb,   Fm  C#  Eb...   
   
   
G#           Cm        Fm                       Eb   
  I will not make the same mistakes that you did   
G#           Cm     
  I will not let myself   
Fm                                 Eb   
Cause my heart so much misery   
G#           Cm        Fm   
  I will not break the way you did,   
           Eb   
You fell so hard   
G#                  Cm            
  I've learned the hard way   
     Fm                  Eb    
To never let it get that far   
   
   
             Fm         
Because of you   
            C#                   Eb     
I never stray too far from the sidewalk   
    Eb     Fm        
Because of you   
                          C#             Eb            C      
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt   
                
            C#        
Because of you   
                      G#/C       Eb                   C                        
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me   
             C#        
Because of you   
         Eb   
I am afraid   
   
   
G#          Cm   
  I lose my way   
          Fm                      Eb   
And it's not too long before you point it out   
G#         Cm   
  I cannot cry   
      Fm                           Eb   
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes   
G#              Cm   
  I'm forced to fake   
    Fm                  Eb           G#   
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life   
                Cm   
My heart can't possibly break   
         Fm                   Eb  
When it wasn't even whole to start with   
   
           Fm         
Because of you   
            C#                   Eb  
I never stray too far from the sidewalk   
    Eb      Fm        
Because of you   
                          C#             Eb            C      
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt   
                
              C#        
Because of you   
                      G#/C       Eb                   C                        
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me   
           C#       
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   
          C                         Fm         
And now I cry in the middle of the night   
          C#       Eb       
For the same damn thing   
   
            Fm   
Because of you   
             C#                 Eb  
I never stray too far from the sidewalk   
    Eb      Fm    
Because of you   
                         C#                 Eb  
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt   
   
(Key change Bb, pause)              
            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   
            Eb    
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   
Because of you   
        Eb             F   
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh   
                Gm      
Because of you    
         Eb            F      
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh