Because Of You chords

Reba McEntire

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Capo: 1st fret

  			   

Intro:  G  C#m  F#m  D,  G  C#m  F#m  D    
    
G            Bm          Em                Em          
  I will not make the same mistakes that you did    
  D   G         Bm         Em                            D       
  I    will not let myself Cause my heart so much misery    
G           Bm        Em                       D   
  I will not break the way you did,You fell so hard    
G                     Bm      Em                         D           
  I've learned the hard way To never let it get that far     
     
  D        Em              C                      D                
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk    
            Em                          C                  D         B7     
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt     
            Am                       G/B          D                  B7   
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me                      
             C                       D      
Because of you            I am afraid     
      
G           Bm           Em                       D       G   
  I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out    
           Bm      Em                        D            G  
  I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness in your eyes     
                Bm          Em               D       G     
  I'm forced to fake A smile, a laugh everyday of my life    
                Bm                    Em                       D   
My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with    
    
               
 D              Bm              Em                     D                 
  I watched you die I heard you cry every night in your sleep    
          Bm                     Em                       D  
  I was so young You should have known better than to lean on me    
           Bm                Em                 D    
  You never thought of anyone else You just saw your pain    
 D          Bm                       Em           D             
  And now I cry in the middle of the night or the same damn thing    
     
D           Em             C                     D                
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk    
           Em                          C                   D         B7     
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt     
            Am                       G/B          D                  B7         
Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me                      
             C                       D          
Because of you            I am afraid    

           Em        C       D       
Because of you Ooh, oohhh, ohhh       
           Em        C       D       
Because of you  Ooh, oohhh, ohhh