Intro (piano): Fm, Db, Eb, Fm,Db,Eb Verse (piano, will be referred as (p) after the chord when

guitar joins in if on ly piano plays the chord. Ab Cm FmM7 Fm I will not make the same mistakes that you-u did Eb Ab Cm I-i-i will not let myself FmM7 Fm Eb Cause my heart so much misery Ab Cm FmM7 I will no-ot break the way you did, Fm Eb You fell so-o hard Ab Cm I've learned the hard wa-a-ay FmM7 Fm Eb Ebsus4 To never let it get that far (Drums joins in on 'Because', Guitar joins in on 'you) CHORUS: Eb(p) Fm Because of you Db Eb Ebsus4(p) I never stray too far from the si-idewalk Eb(p) Fm Because of you Db Eb C I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on't get hurt Bbm Because of you Ab/C I find it hard to tru-st Eb C7 Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me Db7 Because of you-u-u-u-u Eb (ring) I am afra-aid (Strings join in) Verse: Ab Cm I lose my way Fm (FmM7p)) Fm(p) Eb And it's not too long befo-ore you point it out Ab Cm I cannot cry Fm (FmM7(p)) Fm(p) Eb Because you know that's weakness in your eyes Ab Cm I'm forced to fa-ake Fm (FmM7(p)) A smile, A laugh Fm(p) Eb Ab ev-eryday of my life Cm My heart can't possibly bre-e-eak Fm (FmM7(p))Fm(p) Eb Ebsus4(p)

When it wasn't even whole to sta-art with CHORUS: Eb(p) Fm Beca-a-ause of you Db Eb Ebsus4(p) I never stray too far from the si-idewalk Eb(p) Fm Because of you Db Eb C7 I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on't get hu-u-urt Bbm Because of you Ab/C I find it hard to tru-st Eb C7 Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me Db7 Because of you-u-u-u-u-u Eb I am afra-aid Bridge Cm I watched you die Fm Eb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus2(p)) I heard you cry every night in yo-ur sleep Eb(p) Cm I was so-o young Fm Eb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus2(p)) You should have known better than to lean on me Eb(p) Cm Fm You never thought of anyone else Eb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p)) You just saw your pain Ebsus4(p) Cm Fm And now I cry in the middle of the night Eb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus4(p)) For the same damn thing Chorus (No drums and guitar from 'you', only piano & strings) Eb(p) Fm Because of you Db Eb I never stray too far from the si-idewalk Fm Because of you (Dashed line represents the drum sound this time, including the 't') Db Eb NC I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hur----t Key Change to Gm, Drum plays from 'cau' syllable) Gm Becau-u-use of you Eb F I try my hardest ju-st to forget e-everything Gm Becau-use of you Eb F D7 I don't know how to let an-nyone el-lse in

Cm Because of you Bb/D F D7 I'm ashamed of my li-i-ife because it's em-pty Eb Because of you F (ring) I am afraid Outro: piano only, no drums, no strings, no guitar. Gm Eb F Because of you Gm Eb F Because of you