Because of You Chords by Kelly Clarkson

[Start]

[Intro]
Fm Db Eb     
■  ■  Ooh ooh
Fm Db Eb Ab
■  ■  ■  ■ 


[Verse]
               Cm       Fm                        
Ooh I will not make the same mistakes that you did
Eb Ab          Cm         Fm                     Eb    
I  ■  will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
Ab            Cm        Fm                      Eb   Ab
■  I will not break the way you did you fell so hard ■ 
                 Cm          Fm                    Eb 
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far


[Chorus]
           Fm          Db                     Eb      
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm                           Db             Eb             C7
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt ■ 
           Bbm                   Ab             Eb              C7       
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
           Db             
Because of you I am afraid


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


[Chorus]
           Fm          Db                     Eb      
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm                           Db             Eb             C7
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt ■ 
           Bbm                   Ab             Eb              C7       
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
           Db  Dbmaj7   Db Ebsus4
Because of you ■      I am afraid


[Bridge]
Eb               Cm              Fm 
■  I watched you die I heard you cry
               Eb        
Every night in your sleep
         Cm                    Fm   
I was so young you should have known
               Ab      Ebsus4
Better than to lean on me    
Eb        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    Ebsus4 Eb
For the same damn thing ■      ■ 


[Chorus]
           Fm          Db                     Eb      
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm                           Db             Eb            
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
           Gm                   Eb             Fsus4      F
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything ■
           Gm                      Eb         F    D7
Because of you I don't know how to let anyone else in
           Cm7 C7                Bbm  Dm7     Bbm  F7    F D7
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty ■ ■ 
           Eb       F     
Because of you I am afraid


[Outro]
           Gm     Eb F F
Because of you oh oh ■ ■
               Gm      Eb F
Because of you ooh ooh ■  ■