Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
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Verse 1
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...
Chorus
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...
Verse 2
I lose my way, and its 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
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...
Bridge
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...
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,
becasue of you I don't know how to let anyone else in.
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because its empty
because of you, I am, afraid...