Standard (EADGBE)

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

I will not let myself

Cause my heart so much misery

I will not break the way you did,

 You fell so hard

I've learned the hard way

 To never let it get that far

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 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

 Because of you

 I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me

 Because of you

 I am afraid

I lose my way

 And it's not too long before you point it out

I cannot cry

 Because you know that's weakness in your eyes

I'm forced to fake

 A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

My heart can't possibly break

 When it wasn't even whole to start with

Chorus

 I watched you die

 I heard you cry every night in your sleep

 I was so young

 You should have known better than to lean on me

 You never thought of anyone else

 You just saw your pain

 And now I cry in the middle of the night

 For the same damn thing

Chorus

MODULATING :

 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

 Because of you

 I try my hardest just to forget everything

 Because of you

 I don't know how to let anyone else in

 Because of you

 I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty

 Because of you

 I am afraid

 Because of you

 Because of you

 Because of you ...