Because Of You chords by Kelly Clarkson

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Intro (piano): Fm, Db, Eb, Fm,Db,Eb

Verse (piano, will be referred as (p) after the chord when guitar joins in if only piano plays the chord.
AbAb     C minorCm      FmM7        F minorFm
 I will not make the same mistakes that you-u did
Eb MajorEb  AbAb    C minorCm
I-i-i will not let myself
FmM7          F minorFm  Eb MajorEb
Cause my heart so much misery
AbAb      C minorCm      FmM7
 I will no-ot break the way you did,
    F minorFm  Eb MajorEb
You fell so-o hard
AbAb        C minorCm
 I’ve learned the hard wa-a-ay
  FmM7     F minorFm    Eb MajorEb Ebsus4Ebsus4
To never let it get that far

(Drums joins in on ’Because’, Guitar joins in on ’you)
CHORUS:
 Eb(p)  F minorFm
Because of you
       DbDb        Eb MajorEb    Ebsus4(p)
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
 Eb(p)  F minorFm
Because of you
             DbDb       Eb MajorEb       C majorC
I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on’t get hurt
      BbmBbm
Because of you
           Ab/C
I find it hard to tru-st
      Eb MajorEb          C7C7
Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me
      Db7Db7
Because of you-u-u-u-u
     Eb MajorEb (ring)
I am afra-aid

(Strings join in)

Verse:
AbAb     C minorCm
 I lose my way
     F minorFm (FmM7p))   Fm(p)  Eb MajorEb
And it’s not too long befo-ore you point it out
AbAb    C minorCm
 I cannot cry
 F minorFm (FmM7(p))     Fm(p)  Eb MajorEb
Because you know that’s weakness in your eyes
AbAb       C minorCm
 I’m forced to fa-ake
    F minorFm (FmM7(p))
A augmentedA smile, A augmentedA laugh
 Fm(p) Eb MajorEb   AbAb
ev-eryday of my life
        C minorCm
My heart can’t possibly bre-e-eak
    F minorFm (FmM7(p))Fm(p)   Eb MajorEb     Ebsus4(p)
When it wasn’t even whole to sta-art with

CHORUS:
 Eb(p)    F minorFm
Beca-a-ause of you
       DbDb        Eb MajorEb    Ebsus4(p)
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
 Eb(p)     F minorFm
Because of you
             DbDb       Eb MajorEb         C7C7
I learned to play on the safe side so I do-on’t get hu-u-urt
      BbmBbm
Because of you
           Ab/C
I find it hard to tru-st
      Eb MajorEb          C7C7
Not only me, but everyo-one aro-und me
      Db7Db7
Because of you-u-u-u-u-u
     Eb MajorEb
I am afra-aid

Bridge
       C minorCm
I watched you die
      F minorFm          Eb MajorEb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus2(p))
I heard you cry every night in yo-ur sleep
 Eb(p)  C minorCm
I was so-o young
        F minorFm          Eb MajorEb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus2(p))
You should have known better than to lean on me
  Eb(p) C minorCm        F minorFm
You never thought of anyone else
       Eb MajorEb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p))
You just saw your pain
  Ebsus4(p) C minorCm            F minorFm
And now I   cry in the middle of the night
    Eb MajorEb (Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus4(p),Eb(p),Ebsus4(p))
For the same damn thing

Chorus (No drums and guitar from ’you’, only piano & strings)
 Eb(p)  F minorFm
Because of you
       DbDb        Eb MajorEb
I never stray too far from the si-idewalk
      F minorFm
Because of you
(Dashed line represents the drum sound this time, including the ’t’)
             DbDb       Eb MajorEb        NC
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hur----t
Key Change to Gm, Drum plays from ’cau’ syllable)
        G minorGm
Becau-u-use of you
          Eb MajorEb       FF
I try my hardest ju-st to forget e-everything
       G minorGm
Becau-use of you
            Eb MajorEb      FF   D7D7
I don’t know how to let an-nyone el-lse in
      C minorCm
Because of you
         Bb/DBb/D         FF   D7D7
I’m ashamed of my li-i-ife because it’s em-pty
      Eb MajorEb
Because of you
   FF (ring)
I am afraid
Outro: piano only, no drums, no strings, no guitar.
      G minorGm  Eb MajorEb  FF
Because of you
      G minorGm  Eb MajorEb  FF
Because of you

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