Because Of You Kelly Clarkson

Because Of You

Kelly Clarkson

Carol

912
0:00 3:33
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Fm
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Fm Db | Eb - | Fm Db | Eb - |

[Verse 1]
Ab           Cm           Fm
  I will not make the same  mistakes that you did
Eb Ab         Cm
I    will not let myself
Fm                           Eb
Cause my heart so much misery
Ab           Cm           Fm
  I will not break the way  you did,
            Eb
You fell so hard
Ab                     Cm
  I've learned the hard  way
   Fm                       Eb
To never let it get that far

[Chorus]
           Fm               Db
Because of you I never stray
                 Eb
too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                         Db                  Eb        C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't  get hurt
           Bbm7                       Ab/C
Because of you I find it hard to trust
            Eb                   C
not only me,  but everyone around me
              Db
Because of you
           Eb
I am afraid

[Verse 2]
Ab          Cm
  I lose my way
         Fm                      Eb          Ab
And it's not too long before you point it out
         Cm
I cannot cry
  Fm                             Eb         Ab
Because I know that's weakness in  your eyes
              Cm
I'm forced to fake
        Fm                 Eb      Ab
A smile,  a laugh every day  of my life
               Cm
My heart can't possibly break
        Fm                        Eb
When it wasn't even whole to start  with

[Chorus]
           Fm               Db
Because of you I never stray
                 Eb
too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                         Db                  Eb        C
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't  get hurt
           Bbm7
Because of you 
                        Ab/C
I find it hard to trust not only me,
Eb                    C
but everyone around me
              Db
Because of you
           Eb
I am afraid
              Cm
I watched you die

[Bridge]
            Fm                     Eb
I heard you cry every night in your  sleep
         Cm
I was so young
                Fm                       Eb
You should have known better than to lean  on me
          Cm                Fm
You never thought of anyone else
             Eb
You just saw your pain
          Cm                       Fm
And now I cry in the middle of the night
        Eb
For the same damn thing

[Interlude]
           Fm               Db
Because of you I never stray
                 Eb
too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                         Db                  Eb
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't  get hurt

[Chorus]
           Gm                       Eb
Because of you I try my hardest just
            F
to forget everything
           Gm                         Eb
Because of you I don't know how to let
           F  D
anyone else in
              Cm7
Because of you
                  Bb/D                   F D
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
              Eb
Because of you
           F
I am afraid
Because of you

[Outro]
Gm Eb F
              Gm Eb F
Because of you

Bars

[Intro]
| Fm Db | Eb - | Fm Db | Eb - |

[Verse 1]
| Ab - Cm - | Fm - - Eb | Ab - Cm - | Fm - -  Eb |
| Ab - Cm - | Fm - - Eb | Ab - Cm - | Fm - Eb -  |
| -  -

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]
    Fm   | Db   Eb | - Fm | Db Eb |
| C Bbm7 | Ab/C Eb | C Db | -  Eb |
| -

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]
        Ab - | Cm - Fm - | - Eb Ab - | Cm - Fm - |
| -  Eb Ab - | Cm - Fm - | - Eb Ab - | Cm - Fm - |
| Eb -  -  - |

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in  your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile,  a laugh every day  of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start  with

[Chorus]
       | Fm   Db   | Eb - | Fm Db |
| Eb C | Bbm7 Ab/C | Eb C | Db -  |
| Eb - | Cm  

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 watched you die

[Bridge]
            Fm | Eb - | Cm Fm |
| Eb - | Cm Fm | Eb - | Cm Fm |
| Eb - | -  -  |

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

[Interlude]
               | Fm Db | Eb - |
| Fm Db | Eb - |

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

[Chorus]
              | Gm  Eb   | F - |
| Gm Eb | F D | Cm7 Bb/D | F D |
| Eb -  | F - |

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

[Outro]
              | Gm Eb | F - |
| Gm Eb | F - |

Because of you

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