Because Of You Uke tab by Kelly Clarkson

8 Chords used in the song: G, D, Em, C, A, Bb, B, C#

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Year:  2004
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G G             D D            Em Em                        D D
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
G G D D
I will not let myself
Em Em D D
Cause my heart so much misery
G G D D Em Em
I will not break the way you did,
C C
You fell so hard
G G D D
I've learned the hard way
C C D D
To never let it get that far


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


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


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


G G
I watched you die
D D A A
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
G G
I was so young
Em Em A A
You should have known better than to lean on me
G G D D
You never thought of anyone else
A A
You just saw your pain
G G C C
And now I cry in the middle of the night
Bb Bb B B C# C#
For the same damn thing

G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
G G
Because of you
C C D D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
I try my hardest just to forget everything
G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
I don't know how to let anyone else in
G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
G G Em Em
Because of you
D D
I am afraid
G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh
G G
Because of you
Em Em D D
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh
G G
ooh

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About this song: Because Of You

"Because of You" is a song written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges and Ben Moody, both formerly of Evanescence, and produced by Hodges and Moody. It is the fourth single (third in Europe) from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway (2004). The song, which Clarkson wrote at age 16, discusses the difficulties she faced due to her parents' divorce. As of June 2008, Because of You has scored over 6,180,000 on MediaTraffic and hit #37 on the Top Achievements chart on MediaTraffic.

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