Chords for Billy Joel - Innocent Man (from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia)
Tempo:
106.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Cm] [C]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
Oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [C]
oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Some people stay [C] far away from [G] the door if [A] there's a chance of an opening up
[F] They hear a voice [D] in the hall out [G] there hoping it just [F] passes by
[C] Some people live with the fear of the touch and the [D] anger of having been a [A] fool
[F] They will not [G] listen to [G] anyone so nobody [Dm] tells them [C] a lie
[Gm] I know you're only [C] protecting yourself [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody [G] else
Someone [C] who hurts you but I'm not above Making [C] up all the [G] love you've been [D] denying you could ever [Dm] feel
[Gm] [F] Not above doing [G] anything to restore your faith if [C] I can
Some people see through the eyes of the old [Dm] All they look at are the young
I'm [F] only willing [G] to hear you cry because I have an [C] endless demand
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] Some [F]
[G] [C]
people say [G] they will never believe another [D] promise they hear in the dark
[Am] [F] Because they [G] only remember to wear [D] somebody's clothes
[C] Some people sleep all alone every night instead [Dm] of taking the love that's real
[Bb] [B] Some people find that [D] it's easy to [G] hate than to wait [C] anymore
[Gm] I know you don't [C] wanna hear what I say [Bb] I know you're gonna [F] keep turning away
[G] I've been [Gb] there and if I [C] can survive I can keep you alive
Well I'm [D] not afraid to wait till the end
And [Em] [F] it's not being [G] cruel all the while if you're cruel to me I [C] understand
Some people run from a possible fight Some [Dm] people figure they can never win
[F] Although this [G] is a fight I can lose if you just let [C] us play
[F] [C] Sure, you can get [Dm] a boy
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[G] I'm coming
[C]
[F] Let us [C] play
[Dm] [Gm] You know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite [Bb] But I guess you'd rather [F] be a martyr tonight
[G]
[C] That's your decision but I'm [Gm] not below [C] Anybody I know
[Dm] There's a chance of resurrecting love
[F] Out of a going [G] back to the start To find out where the heartache [C] began
Some people hope for a miracle cure Some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is
[F] Me, I'm not willing [G] to lay down and die because
[F] Me, I'm not [G] willing to lay down and die because I have an endless [F] demand
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Dm] Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh
[F]
[G]
[C] [F] Endless [C] demand
[Dm] Oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh
[C]
[D]
[C]
[Cm] [C]
[Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
Oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [C]
oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Some people stay [C] far away from [G] the door if [A] there's a chance of an opening up
[F] They hear a voice [D] in the hall out [G] there hoping it just [F] passes by
[C] Some people live with the fear of the touch and the [D] anger of having been a [A] fool
[F] They will not [G] listen to [G] anyone so nobody [Dm] tells them [C] a lie
[Gm] I know you're only [C] protecting yourself [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody [G] else
Someone [C] who hurts you but I'm not above Making [C] up all the [G] love you've been [D] denying you could ever [Dm] feel
[Gm] [F] Not above doing [G] anything to restore your faith if [C] I can
Some people see through the eyes of the old [Dm] All they look at are the young
I'm [F] only willing [G] to hear you cry because I have an [C] endless demand
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] Some [F]
[G] [C]
people say [G] they will never believe another [D] promise they hear in the dark
[Am] [F] Because they [G] only remember to wear [D] somebody's clothes
[C] Some people sleep all alone every night instead [Dm] of taking the love that's real
[Bb] [B] Some people find that [D] it's easy to [G] hate than to wait [C] anymore
[Gm] I know you don't [C] wanna hear what I say [Bb] I know you're gonna [F] keep turning away
[G] I've been [Gb] there and if I [C] can survive I can keep you alive
Well I'm [D] not afraid to wait till the end
And [Em] [F] it's not being [G] cruel all the while if you're cruel to me I [C] understand
Some people run from a possible fight Some [Dm] people figure they can never win
[F] Although this [G] is a fight I can lose if you just let [C] us play
[F] [C] Sure, you can get [Dm] a boy
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[G] I'm coming
[C]
[F] Let us [C] play
[Dm] [Gm] You know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite [Bb] But I guess you'd rather [F] be a martyr tonight
[G]
[C] That's your decision but I'm [Gm] not below [C] Anybody I know
[Dm] There's a chance of resurrecting love
[F] Out of a going [G] back to the start To find out where the heartache [C] began
Some people hope for a miracle cure Some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is
[F] Me, I'm not willing [G] to lay down and die because
[F] Me, I'm not [G] willing to lay down and die because I have an endless [F] demand
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Dm] Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh
[F]
[G]
[C] [F] Endless [C] demand
[Dm] Oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh
[C]
[D]
[C]
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
D
C
G
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[Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Some people stay [C] far away from [G] the door if [A] there's a chance of an opening up
_ [F] They hear a voice [D] in the hall out _ [G] there hoping it just [F] passes by
[C] _ Some _ people live with the fear of the touch and the [D] anger of having been a [A] fool
_ _ [F] They will not [G] listen to _ [G] anyone so nobody [Dm] tells them [C] a lie
_ [Gm] I know you're only [C] protecting yourself _ [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody [G] else
Someone [C] who hurts you but I'm not above Making [C] up all the [G] love you've been [D] denying you could ever [Dm] feel _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ Not above doing [G] _ anything to restore your faith if [C] I can
Some _ _ people see through the eyes of the old [Dm] All they look at are the young
I'm [F] _ only willing [G] to hear you cry because I have an [C] endless demand
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Some [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ people say [G] they will never believe another [D] promise they hear in the dark
[Am] _ _ _ [F] Because they [G] only remember to wear _ _ [D] somebody's clothes
[C] _ _ _ Some people sleep all alone every night instead [Dm] of taking the love that's real
[Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ Some people find that [D] it's easy to [G] hate than to wait [C] anymore
_ _ [Gm] I know you don't [C] wanna hear what I say [Bb] I know you're gonna [F] keep turning away
_ [G] _ I've been [Gb] there and if I [C] can survive I can keep you alive
Well I'm [D] not afraid to wait till the end
And [Em] _ [F] _ it's not being [G] cruel all the while if you're cruel to me I [C] understand _ _
_ Some people run from a possible fight Some [Dm] people figure they can never win _
_ [F] _ Although this [G] is a fight I can lose if you just let [C] us play
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Sure, you can get [Dm] a boy
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I'm coming
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ Let us [C] play _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] You know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite [Bb] But I guess you'd rather [F] be a martyr tonight
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] That's your decision but I'm [Gm] not below [C] Anybody I know
[Dm] There's a chance of resurrecting love
_ _ _ [F] _ Out of a going [G] back to the start To find out where the heartache [C] began
_ _ _ Some people hope for a miracle cure Some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is
_ [F] Me, I'm not willing [G] to lay down and die because
[F] Me, I'm not [G] willing to lay down and die because I have an endless [F] demand _ _ _ _
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah
_ [Dm] Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Endless [C] demand
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Some people stay [C] far away from [G] the door if [A] there's a chance of an opening up
_ [F] They hear a voice [D] in the hall out _ [G] there hoping it just [F] passes by
[C] _ Some _ people live with the fear of the touch and the [D] anger of having been a [A] fool
_ _ [F] They will not [G] listen to _ [G] anyone so nobody [Dm] tells them [C] a lie
_ [Gm] I know you're only [C] protecting yourself _ [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody [G] else
Someone [C] who hurts you but I'm not above Making [C] up all the [G] love you've been [D] denying you could ever [Dm] feel _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ Not above doing [G] _ anything to restore your faith if [C] I can
Some _ _ people see through the eyes of the old [Dm] All they look at are the young
I'm [F] _ only willing [G] to hear you cry because I have an [C] endless demand
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Some [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ people say [G] they will never believe another [D] promise they hear in the dark
[Am] _ _ _ [F] Because they [G] only remember to wear _ _ [D] somebody's clothes
[C] _ _ _ Some people sleep all alone every night instead [Dm] of taking the love that's real
[Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ Some people find that [D] it's easy to [G] hate than to wait [C] anymore
_ _ [Gm] I know you don't [C] wanna hear what I say [Bb] I know you're gonna [F] keep turning away
_ [G] _ I've been [Gb] there and if I [C] can survive I can keep you alive
Well I'm [D] not afraid to wait till the end
And [Em] _ [F] _ it's not being [G] cruel all the while if you're cruel to me I [C] understand _ _
_ Some people run from a possible fight Some [Dm] people figure they can never win _
_ [F] _ Although this [G] is a fight I can lose if you just let [C] us play
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Sure, you can get [Dm] a boy
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I'm coming
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ Let us [C] play _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] You know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite [Bb] But I guess you'd rather [F] be a martyr tonight
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] That's your decision but I'm [Gm] not below [C] Anybody I know
[Dm] There's a chance of resurrecting love
_ _ _ [F] _ Out of a going [G] back to the start To find out where the heartache [C] began
_ _ _ Some people hope for a miracle cure Some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is
_ [F] Me, I'm not willing [G] to lay down and die because
[F] Me, I'm not [G] willing to lay down and die because I have an endless [F] demand _ _ _ _
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah
_ [Dm] Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Endless [C] demand
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _