Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson

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The 3rd version has some mistakes in them, so I'll fix them now.


[Intro]

(piano): 

, , , ,,


[Verse 1]

(piano, will be referred as (p) after the chord when guitar joins in if only piano plays the chord.

          
 I will not ma

           
ke the same mi

              
stakes that yo

    
u-u did
          
I-i-i will not

 
 let myself
           
Cause my heart

            
 so much miser


y
            
 I will no-ot 

           
break the way 


you did,
            
You fell so-o 

   
hard
            
 I've learned 

      
the hard wa-a-

ay
           
To never let i

          
t get that far

(Drums joins in on 'Because', Guitar joins in on 'you)


[Chorus]

       
Because of you

 
             
I never stray 

             
too far from t

           
he si-idewalk
      
Because of you
              
I learned to p

            
lay on the saf

            
e side so I do

                  
-on't get hurt
           
Because of you

   
              
I find it hard

                                                          
 to tru-st 
            
Not only me, b

              
ut everyo-one 

     
aro-und me
           
Because of you

  
-u-u-u-u
           (
I am afra-aid

 

(Strings join in)


[Verse 2]

         
 I lose my way
          (
And it's not t

      
oo long befo-o

        
re you point i

t out
        
 I cannot cry
   ( 
Because you kn

         
ow that's weak

       
ness in your e

yes
            
 I'm forced to

 
 fa-ake
        (
   
       
ev-eryday of m

(  
 
  
y life
              
My heart can't

   
 possibly bre-

e-eak
         (
When it wasn't

    
 even whole to

          
 sta-art with


[Chorus]

         
Beca-a-ause of

   
 you
             
I never stray 

             
too far from t

           
he si-idewalk
         
Because of you

  
              
I learned to p

            
lay on the saf

            
e side so I do

              
-on't get hu-u

        
-urt
           
Because of you

   
              
I find it hard

                                                          
 to tru-st 
            
Not only me, b

              
ut everyo-one 

     
aro-und me
           
Because of you

  
-u-u-u-u-u
           
I am afra-aid


[Bridge]

              
I watched you 


die
            
I heard you cr

              
y every night 

       (  
in yo-ur sleep
      
I was so-o you

ng
              
You should hav

            
e known better

          (
 than to lean 

  
on me
       
You never thou

              
ght of anyone 


else
             
You just saw y

 ( 
our pain
     
And now I     

            
cry in the mid

            
dle of the nig

    
ht
         (
For the same d


amn thing


[Chorus]

(No drums and guitar from 'you', only piano & strings)
      
Because of you
             
I never stray 

             
too far from t

   
he si-idewalk
           
Because of you
(Dashed line represents the drum sound this time, including the 't')
              
I learned to p

            
lay on the saf

            
e side so I do

              
n't get hur---

  
-t


Key Change to , Drum plays from 'cau' syllable


[Chorus]

              
Becau-u-use of

 
 you
              
I try my harde

            
st ju-st to fo

         
rget e-everyth

ing
             
Becau-use of y


ou
              
I don't know h

            
ow to let an-n

             
yone el-lse in
           
Because of you
              
I'm ashamed of

          
 my li-i-ife b

             
ecause it's em

    
-pty
            
Because of you
       (
I am afraid


[Outro]

(piano only, no drums, no strings, no guitar.)
            
Because of you

     
            
Because of you