An Innocent Man Chords by Billy Joel

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Some people [C] stay far away from the door if there's a chance of it opening up.
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_ They hear a voice in the hall outside and hope that it just passes by. _ _
_ Some people [C] live with the fear of a touch and [F] the anger of having [Dm] been a fool. _ _
_ They will [A] not listen to _ [B] anyone so [A] nobody [G] tells them [C] a lie. _ _
_ [Gm] _ I know you're only [C] protecting [Em] yourself.
_ [Bb] I know you're thinking [F] of somebody else.
[G] _ [D] Someone who hurt [Gm] you but I'm not above making up for the love [C] you've been [Dm] denying you could ever feel. _ _ _ _
[F] I'm not above [G] doing _ anything to restore your faith if I [C] can. _ _ _
Some people see through the [G] eyes of the old [F] before they ever get a look at the [Dm] young. _ _
[F] _ I'm only willing to [G]
hear you [A] cry because [G] I am an [C] innocent _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] man.
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[Am] _ [Bb] I [F] am _ _
[C] _ _ [F] an [Bb] innocent _
[F] _ man.
[G] _ [Dm] Oh yes [C] I am. _ _ _ _
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_ Some [Gm] people say they will never believe [Dm] another promise they [G] hear in the [Dm] dark. _ _
[Am] _ _ Because they only remember [Em] too well they heard somebody tell them [Bb] before. _
[C] _ Some [Fm] people sleep all alone [G] every night instead [Dm] of taking [N] a lover to bed. _ _
_ Some people find [Am] that it's [B] easier to [Em] hate than to wait [C] anymore. _ _
_ [Gm] I know you don't [C] want to hear what I say.
_ [Bb] I know you're [F] gonna keep turning away.
[G] _ But I've been there and if I can [C] survive I can keep [Gm] you alive.
I'm not [A] above going through it [Dm] again.
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I'm not above being [G] cruel for a while.
If you're cruel to me I'll [C] understand. _ _ _
Some people run from a possible fight.
Some [Dm] people figure they can never win.
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And although this is a [G] fight I can lose the accused is an [C]
innocent [F] man.
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[Bb] I [F] am _ _ _ [C] _
[F] an [Bb] innocent _ [F] man.
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[G] An [C] innocent [F] man.
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[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] You know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite.
[Bb] _ I guess you'd rather [F] be a martyr tonight.
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[Gm] _ _ That's your decision but [C] I'm not below _ [G] anybody I know.
If there's a [Dm] chance of resurrecting a love. _ _ _
[F] I'm not above [G] going back to the start to find out where the [C] heartache began. _ _ _
Some people hope for a miracle cure.
Some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is. _ _
[F] I'm not willing to [G] lay down and die because I am an [C] innocent _ [F] _ _ [C] man.
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[C] I [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] [F] am _ _ _ [C] _
[F] an [Bb] innocent [F] man. _
_ [G] Oh [Dm] yes [C] I am [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] an innocent [C] man. _ _ _
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