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by Kelly Clarkson


The 3rd version has some mistakes in them, so I'll fix them now.

Intro (piano): , , , ,,

Verse (piano, will be referred as (p) after the chord when guitar joins in if only piano plays the chord.
                     FmM7                  
 I will not make the same mistakes that you-u did
           
I-i-i will not let myself
FmM7                       
Cause my heart so much misery
                       FmM7
 I will no-ot break the way you did,
               
You fell so-o hard
                  
 I've learned the hard wa-a-ay
   FmM7                  
To never let it get that far

(Drums joins in on 'Because', Guitar joins in on 'you)
CHORUS:
  (p)      
Because of you
                                     (p)
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
  (p)    
Because of you
                                                        
I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on't get hurt
              
Because of you
                     /                                                   
I find it hard to tru-st 
                               
Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me
             
Because of you-u-u-u-u
           (ring) 
I am afra-aid

(Strings join in)

Verse:
         
 I lose my way
          (FmM7p))      (p)        
And it's not too long befo-ore you point it out
        
 I cannot cry
   (FmM7(p))          (p)       
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
             
 I'm forced to fa-ake
        (FmM7(p))  
 smile,  laugh 
  (p)       
ev-eryday of my life
                 
My heart can't possibly bre-e-eak
         (FmM7(p))(p)              (p)
When it wasn't even whole to sta-art with


CHORUS:
  (p)          
Beca-a-ause of you
                                     (p)
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
  (p)         
Because of you
                                                            
I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on't get hu-u-urt
              
Because of you
                     /                                                   
I find it hard to tru-st 
                               
Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me
             
Because of you-u-u-u-u-u
           
I am afra-aid

Bridge
              
I watched you die
                                 ((p),(p),(p))  
I heard you cry every night in yo-ur sleep
  (p)    
I was so-o young
                                    ((p),(p),(p))  
You should have known better than to lean on me
    (p)                 
You never thought of anyone else
              ((p),(p)) 
You just saw your pain
    (p)                             
And now I     cry in the middle of the night
         ((p),(p),(p),(p),(p))
For the same damn thing

Chorus (No drums and guitar from 'you', only piano & strings)
  (p)    
Because of you
                             
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
           
Because of you
(Dashed line represents the drum sound this time, including the 't')
                                                      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)
               
Becau-u-use of you
                                   
I try my hardest ju-st to forget e-everything
             
Becau-use of you
                                       
I don't know how to let an-nyone el-lse in
           
Because of you
                                         
I'm ashamed of my li-i-ife because it's em-pty
            
Because of you
       (ring)
I am afraid
Outro: piano only, no drums, no strings, no guitar.
                 
Because of you
                    
Because of you