Intro - x2 - Em  C        D

Verse:
G           D       Em                        D           
 I will not make the same mistakes that you did,
G         D           Em                           D  
 I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.
G          D         Em                           D/F #
 I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard,
G                D            Em                   D
 I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far...

Chorus:
            Em             C                     D
 Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
            Em                           C                 D
 because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
            C                       G              D
 because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
            C            D
 because of you, I am afraid...

Verse:
G         D            Em                      D         G
 I lose my way, and its not too long before you point it out,
G        D     Em                             D         G
 I cannot cry, because you know that's weakness in your eyes;
G             D       Em                   D         G 
 I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh, everyday of my life.
G              D                        Em                   D
 My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with...

Chorus:
         Em             C                     D
 Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk,
            Em                           C                 D
 because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt,
            C                       G                  D
 because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me,
            C            D
 Because of you, I am afraid...

Bridge:
               Bm               Em                  D
 I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in your sleep...
          Bm                      Em                  D
 I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me.
            Bm                Em                 D
 You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain,
           Bm                       Em             D
 and now I cry in the middle of the night, for the same damn thing...

-a capella-
 Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk...

 Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt...


            Gbm                  D                 E
 Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything,
            Gbm                      D            E
 becasue of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.
            D                       A               E
 Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because its empty
            D             E
 because of you, I am, afraid...


            Gbm    D        E
 Because of you....
               Gbm    D         E
...because of you......