Because of You Chords

Capo: 3rd fret
No capo: G#

F          C       Dm                C
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
F         C
I will not let myself
Dm                      C
Cause my heart so much misery
F          C       Dm
I will not break the way you did,
     C
You fell so hard
F                C
I've learned the hard way
    Dm                   C
To never let it get that far
 
 
CHORUS :
           Dm
Because of you
             Bb                 C
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Dm
Because of you
                          Bb             C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
           Dm
Because of you                                             
                   Bb            C                 D#
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
           Bb
Because of you
       C
I am afraid
 
 
F        C
I lose my way
         Dm             C
And it's not too long before you point it out
F       C
I cannot cry
   Dm                    C               F
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
F             C
I'm forced to fake
   Dm             C             F
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
F              C
My heart can't possibly break
         Dm                   C
When it wasn't even whole to start with
 
 
[CHORUS]
 
 
              Dm
I watched you die
            Bb                  C
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
          Dm
I was so young
                 Bb                   C
You should have known better than to lean on me
            Dm               Bb
You never thought of anyone else
              C
You just saw your pain
          Dm                        Bb
And now I cry in the middle of the night
         C
For the same damn thing
 
 
CHORUS-MODULATING [Ab Major to Bb Major]:
           Dm
Because of you
             Bb                 C
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Dm
Because of you
                          Bb             C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
 
           Em
Because of you
          C                     D
I try my hardest just to forget everything
           Em
Because of you
                    C          D
I don't know how to let anyone else in
           Em
Because of you
                   C                D
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
           Em
Because of you
    C  D
I am afraid
 
 
           Em   C   D
Because of you
           Em   C   D   G
Because of you