Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You Acoustic Chords & Tabs

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

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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 ...