Kelly Clarkson - Because of you

^FI will not mak^Ge the same mi^Amstakes that you did ^{G F}I will not le^Gt myself ^AmCause my heart so much misery ^{G F}I will not ^Gbreak the^Am way you did, You fell s^Fo hard ^FI've learned the hard w^Gay To never^F let it get that far ^G

Because of you ^F I never str^Amay too far from the sidewalk ^G Because of you ^F I learned to play on the safe side s^Amo I don't get hurt ^G Because of you ^F I find it hard to^F trust not only m^Ge, but everyone around me ^Am Because of you ^F I am afra^Gid

^FI lose my way ^G And it's not^Am too long before y^Gou point it out ^F I cannot cry ^{G Am}Because you know that's weakness i^Gn your eyes ^F I'm forced to fake ^G A sm^Amile, a laugh everyda^Gy of my life ^F My heart can't possibly^G break When it wasn't^F even whole to start with ^G

Because of you ^F I never str^Amay too far from the sidewalk ^G Because of you ^F I learned to play on the safe side s^Amo I don't get hurt ^G Because of you ^F I find it hard to t^Frust not only ^Gme, but everyone around me ^Am Because of you ^F I am afra^Gid

I watched you die ^F I heard you c^Gry every night in your sleep ^D I was so young^F You should have known^Am better than to lean on me ^D You never though^Ft of anyone else ^G You just saw ^Dyour pain And now I c^Fry in the middle of the night ^F For the^D# same da^Emn thin^F#g

Because of you ^F I never stray^Am too far from the sidewalk ^G Because of you ^F I learned to play on the safe si^Fde so I don't get hurt ^G Because of you ^F I try my hardest just ^Amto forget everyt^Ghing Because of you ^F I don't know h^Amow to let anyone else in^G Because of you ^F I'm ashamed of my life becau^Amse it's empty ^G Because of you ^{F Am} I am afr^Gaid Because of you ^F Ooh,^Am oohhh, ohhh ^G Because of you ^F Ooh,^Am oohhh, ohhh ^{G F}ooh