Chords for An Innocent Man

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