Kelly Clarkson- "Because Of You"

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I will not make the same mistakes that you did
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I will not let myself
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Cause my heart so much misery
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I will not break the way you did,
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You fell so hard9 o/ }- O$ Z* O8 c
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I've learned the hard way
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To never let it get that far

CHORUS :
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Because of you
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I never stray too far from the sidewalk
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Because of you
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I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt/ ]4 m3 r+ }* ]3 V1 d9 A
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I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
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Because of you
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I am afraid
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I lose my way
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And it's not too long before you point it out
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I cannot cry) {' R8 V, U  u1 }6 F+ N
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Because you know that's weakness in your eyes: D3 C  r* k8 Y$ \/ E
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I'm forced to fake- U, p$ r6 N  v7 z5 R5 s) l& i' d
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A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
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My heart can't possibly break
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When it wasn't even whole to start with
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[CHORUS]
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I watched you die' j3 p# z2 v) W1 y/ y- O
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I heard you cry every night in your sleep
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I was so young
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You should have known better than to lean on me: W  k& X7 s: J& ^3 a
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You never thought of anyone else
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You just saw your pain4 l* V# }( p& T6 }7 ^4 f$ t' G
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And now I cry in the middle of the night
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For the same *** thing& h8 z+ l8 D9 Z( i1 ^% G# n7 z% t. C
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CHORUS-MODULATING [Ab Major to Bb Major]:
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Because of you
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I never stray too far from the sidewalk
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I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt( F& M& C( K+ D
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Because of you
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I try my hardest just to forget everything/ Z) o  `  u4 X6 R
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I don't know how to let anyone else in
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I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty, J) P$ u3 @- s, \3 \- B
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Because of you
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I am afraid7 ~; q8 Q" V9 I' s2 i0 d$ ?

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Because of you
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Because of you