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Because Of You

by Kelly Clarkson

Written by: Clarkson, Moody & Hodges

BECAUSE OF YOU Clarkson, Moody & Hodges Kelly Clarkson | Em / C / | Dsus D // | Em / C / | D5 / D / | D5 = x577xx G5 355xxx Bm Em-2 024400 Em D ||: ~ I^will^not make ~ the=same.|.e^mis=takes s^that=you did I=I^I. | ||: ~ I^lose^my way ~ and=its | not^too=long g^be=fore you point^it | G5 Bm Em-2 Em D |.I wi=ll^not let^my self | cause^my=heart t=so^much mi=se^ry yy | | out^I can^not cr^y Be | cause^I=know w^thats weak^ness=in your^eyes.| G5 Bm Em-2 Em D | ~ I^will^not break ~ the=way.|.y^you=did d^you=fell so hard | |.s^I'm forced^to fake ~ a=smile.|.e^a=laugh h^ev v^ry day=of^my | G Bm | ~ ^Ive learned^the=hard d^way ~ ^to | | life^My heart^cant pos=si=bly=break k^when=it | Em-2 Em D5 Dsus D | 2-4 nev=er=let=it get=that=t=far. |.rr rr ~ Be^cause^of | | 2-4 was=nt=ev=en whole=to=o=start.|.t^with tt ~ Be^cause^of | Em CM7 D | you^I nev=er^stray y^too far^from=the | side^walk kk ~ Be^cause^of | Em CM7 | you=I=learned=to play^on=the safe^side so=I=I=dont.| D Am7 G |.t=get=t=hurt tt ~ Be^cause^of | you=I=find=it hard^to=trust # not^on^ly =me.| D B7 CM7 |.e=but=ev=ry one^a=round d=me=e=Be cause^of=you.|.u=u=u=u uu ~ ^I am^a=fraid.| D D Bm Em 1. |.dd dd dd / :|| 2. |.dd dd ~ I^watched^you | die^I^heard^you cry^ev=ry night^in=your.| D Bm Em |.r^sleep pp ~ I^was^so | young^you^should^have known^bet=ter than^to=lean.| D Bm Em |.n=on=n=me ee ~ You^nev^er | thought^of an=y^one else^you^just^saw | Dsus D Bm Em | your^pain nn ~ And^now^I | cry^in=the mid=dle=of=the night for=the ~ | Dsus D Dsus D D-5 Em C | same damn thing gg.|.gg gg ~ Be^cause^of | you^I nev=er^stray y^too far^from=the | D Dsus D Em C | side^walk kk ~ Be^cause^of | you=I=learned=to play^on=the safe^side so=I=I=dont.| D5 F#m DM7 |.t=get=t=hurt tt ~ Be^cause^of | you=I=try=my hard=est=t=just t=to=o=for r=get=t=ev.| E F#m DM7 |.v=ry=y=thing gg ~ Be^cause^of | you=I=dont=know how^to=let ~ an=y one^else | E C#7 Bm7 A | in nn ~ Be^cause of=you.|.u^Im=a shamed=of^my life^be cause^its=emp.| E7 C#7 DM7 E F#m D |.p^ty yy ~ Be^cause of=you.|.uu I am ~ a=fraid.|.dd / ~ Be^cause of=you.|.uu uu / / | E Esus E5 F#m D E | / / ~ Be^cause of=you.|.u^u / / / | / / / / ||

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Because Of You is performed by Kelly Clarkson and written by Clarkson, Moody & Hodges. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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