[G]I will not [D]make the same [Em]mistakes that you [D]did [G]I will not [D]let myself [Em]Cause my heart so much [D]misery [G]I will not [D]break the [Em]way you did, You fell [C]so hard [G]I've learned the hard [D]way To never [C]let it get that [D]far Because of [G]you I never [Em]stray too far from the [D]sidewalk Because of [G]you I learned to play on the safe side [Em]so I don't get [D]hurt Because of [G]you I find it hard to [C]trust not only [D]me, but everyone around [Em]me Because of [G]you I am [D]afraid [G]I lose my [D]way And it's not [Em]too long before [D]you point it [G]out I cannot [D]cry [Em]Because you know that's weakness [D]in your [G]eyes I'm forced to [D]fake A [Em]smile, a laugh [D]everyday of my [G]life My heart can't possibly [D]break When it wasn't [C]even whole to start [D]with Because of [G]you I never [Em]stray too far from the [D]sidewalk Because of [G]you I learned to play on the safe side [Em]so I don't get [D]hurt Because of [G]you I find it hard to [C]trust not only [D]me, but everyone around [Em]me Because of [G]you I am [D]afraid I watched you [G]die I heard you [D]cry every night in your [A]sleep I was so [G]young You should have known [Em] better than to lean on [A]me You never [G]thought of anyone [D]else You just saw [A]your pain And now I [G]cry in the middle of the [C]night For the [Bb]same [B]damn [C#]thing Because of [G]you I never stray [Em]too far from the [D]sidewalk Because of [G]you I learned to play on the safe [C]side so I don't get [D]hurt Because of [G]you I try my hardest just [Em]to forget [D]everything Because of [G]you I don't know [Em]how to let anyone else [D]in Because of [G]you I'm ashamed of my life [Em]because it's [D]empty Because of [G] [Em]you I am [D]afraid Because of [G]you Ooh, [Em]oohhh, [D]ohhh Because of [G]you Ooh, [Em]oohhh, [D]ohhh [G]ooh