Kelly Clarkson – Because Of You

Intro: D  Em  Bm  G

D                        Em
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Bm
Drifting throught the wind
G
Wanting to start again
D                           Em
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Bm
Like a house of cards
G
One blow from caving in
D                           Em
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Bm
Six feet under scream
G
But no one seems to hear a thing
D                                         Em
Do you know that there’s still a chance for you
Bm
Cause there’s a spark in you
G          D                Em
You just gotta ignite the light
Bm            G
And let it shine
D            Em
Just own the night
Bm                   G
Like the Fourth of July
D
Cause baby you’re a firework
Em                     G
on show ‘em what your worth
D           Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm                     G
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
D
Baby you’re a firework
Em          Bm       G
Come on let your colors burst
D            Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm                    G
You’re gunna leave ‘em fallin’ down-own-own
D                                    Em
You don’t have to feel like a waste of space
Bm                       G
You’re original, cannot be replaced
D                          Em
If you only knew what the future holds
Bm                         G
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
D                                  Em
Maybe you’re reason why all the doors are closed
Bm                                        G
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
D                                   Em
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
Bm                        G
And when it’s time, you’ll know
G       D                Em
You just gotta ignite the light
Bm            G
And let it shine
D              Em
Just own the night
Bm                   G
Like the Fourth of July
D
Cause baby you’re a firework
Em            Bm          G
Come on show ‘em what your worth
D       Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm               G
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
D
Baby you’re a firework
Em              Bm       G
Come on let your colors burst
D            Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm                    G
You’re gunna leave ‘em fallin’ down-own-own
Bm
Boom, boom, boom
G
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
D
It’s always been inside of you, you, you
A
And now it’s time to let it through
Cause baby you’re a firework
Em               Bm          G
Come on show ‘em what your worth
D     Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm                     G
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
D
Baby you’re a firework
Em                Bm       G
Come on let your colors burst
D            Em
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh!”
Bm                    G
YAb          Eb       Fm                Eb 
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
Ab         Eb
I will not let myself
Fm                      Eb
Cause my heart so much misery
Ab          Eb       Fm
I will not break the way you did,
Eb
You fell so hard
Ab                Eb 
I’ve learned the hard way
Fm                   Eb
To never let it get that far



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

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


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

CHORUS:
Fm
Because of you
C#                 Eb
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Fm
Because of you
C#             Eb 
I learned to play on the safe side 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
I don’t know how to let anyone else in
Gm
Because of you
Eb                F
I’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
Gm
Because of you
Eb  F
I am afraid
Gm   Eb   F
Because of you
Gm   Eb   F   Bb
Because of you ou’re gunna leave goin “Oh, oh, oh!”

Lyrics and chord guitar Kelly Clarkson – Because Of You