Because Of You Uke tab by Kelly Clarkson

Intro:
Fm  Db  Eb  Eb      Fm  Db  Eb

Ab         Cm      Fm
 I will not make the same mistakes that you did
Eb        Cm
I will not let myself
Fm                          Eb Ab
Cause my heart so much misery
           Cm       Fm
I will not break the way you did
            Eb  Ab
You fell so hard
                 Cm
I've learned the hard way
   Fm                   Eb
To never let it get that far

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

Ab        Cm
 I lose my way
         Fm                     Eb       Ab
And it's not too long before you point it out
         Cm
I cannot cry
  Fm                          Eb     Ab
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
              Cm
I'm forced to fake
  Fm                  Eb      Ab    
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
               Cm
My heart can't possibly break
        Fm                  Eb
When it wasn't even whole to start with

           Fm
Because of you
         Db                   Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                         Db
I learned to play on the safe side 
     Eb
so I don't get hurt
C          Bbm
 Because of you
                  Ab            Eb
I find it hard to trust not only me, 
              C 
but everyone around me
           Db  
Because of you
      Eb
I am afraid
              Cm
I watched you die
            Fm                Eb
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
         Cm
I was so young
                Fm                  Eb
You should have known better than to lean on me
          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              
For the same damn thing

           Fm
Because of you
         Db                   Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
           Fm
Because of you
                         Db
I learned to play on the safe side 
     Eb
so I don't get hurt...

           Gm
Because of you
                 Eb            F
I try my hardest just to forget everything
           Gm
Because of you
                    Eb        F      D 
I don't know how to let anyone else in
           Cm
Because of you
                  Bb               F
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
D          Eb  
 Because of you
      F
I am afraid
           Gm  Eb  F
Because of you (oh)
           Gm  Eb  F
Because of you...