Kelly Clarkson - Because of You: chords

Intro: Fm C# D# D#
       Fm C# D# D#

G#          Cm
 I will not make
      Fm                 D#
 The same mistakes that you did,
G#           Cm
 I will not let myself
  Fm                     D#
 Cause my heart so much misery.
G#           Cm
 I will not break
      Fm               D#
 The way you did, you fell so hard,
G#                 Cm
 I've learned the hard way
     Fm                    D#
 To never let it get that far.

Chorus:
D#           Fm
 Because of you I never
    C#                   D#
 Stray too far from the sidewalk,
D#           Fm
 Because of you I learned to play
         C#             D#
 On the safe side so I don't get hurt,
C            A#m                    G#
 Because of you I find it hard to trust
           D#                C
 Not only me, but everyone around me,
             C#  C#         D#   D#
 Because of you,    I am afraid.

G#          Cm
 I lose my way
          Fm             D#
And it's not too long before you
         G#              Cm
Point it out. I cannot cry
   Fm                  D#              G#
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
               Cm      Fm
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh,
D#               G#
Every day of my life
                Cm
My heart can't possibly break
         Fm                    D#
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Chorus:
D#           Fm
 Because of you I never
    C#                   D#
 Stray too far from the sidewalk,
D#           Fm
 Because of you I learned to play
         C#             D#
 On the safe side so I don't get hurt,
C            A#m                    G#
 Because of you I find it hard to trust
           D#                C
 Not only me, but everyone around me,
             C#  C#         D#
 Because of you,    I am afraid.

D#              Cm                Fm
 I watched you die, I heard you cry
                 D#
 Every night in your sleep
D#         Cm                      Fm
 I was so young, you should have known
                 D#
 Better than to lean on me
D#           Cm              Fm
 You never thought of anyone else,
               D#
 You just saw your pain,
D#           Cm                      Fm
 And now I cry in the middle of the night,
          D#             D#   D#
 For the same damn thing.

Chorus:
D#           Fm
 Because of you I never
    C#                   D#
 Stray too far from the sidewalk,
D#           Fm
 Because of you I learned to play
         C#             D#
 On the safe side so I don't get hurt,
F            Gm
 Because of you I try my hardest
  D#            F
 Just to forget everything
F            Gm
 Because of you I don't know how
     D#        F
 To let anyone else in
D            Cm
 Because of you I'm ashamed
        A#               F
 Of my life because it's empty
D             D#  D#        F
 Because of you,    I am afraid.
F            Gm      D#     F
 Because of you (Ah-ah, ah, ah)
F            Gm   D# F
 Because of you, mmh, ooh