Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You Acoustic

kelly clarkson because of you

A E F#m E
i will not make the same mistakes that you did
A E
i will not let myself
F#m E
cause my heart so much misery
A E F#m
i will not break the way you did ,
E
you fell so hard
A E
i’ve learned the hard way
F#m E
to never let it get that far

chorus :
F#m
because of you
D E
i never stray too far from the sidewalk
F#m
because of you
D E
i learned to play on the safe side so i don’t get hurt
F#m
because of you
D E
i find it hard to trust not only me , but everyone around me
D
because of you
E
i Am afraid

A E
i lose my way
F#m E
and it’s not too long before you point it out
A E
i cannot cry
F#m E A
because you know that’s weakness in your eyes
A E
i’m forced to fake
F#m E A
a smile , a laugh everyday of my life
A E
my heart can’t possibly break
F#m E
when it wasn’t even whole to start with

[ chorus ]

F#m
i watched you die
D E
i heard you cry every night in your sleep
F#m
i was so young
D E
you should have known better than to lean on me
F#m D
you never thought of anyone else
E
you just saw your pain
F#m D
and now i cry in the middle of the night
E
for the same damn thing

chorus – modulating :
F#m
because of you
D E
i never stray too far from the sidewalk
F#m
because of you
D E
i learned to play on the safe side so i don’t get hurt

G#m
because of you
E F#
i try my hardest just to forget everything
G#m
because of you
E F#
i don’t know how to let anyone else in
G#m
because of you
E F#
i’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
G#m
because of you
E F#
i Am afraid

G#m E F#
because of you
G#m E F#
because of you
G#m . . .
because of you . . .