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...