An innocent man
C - G
- C - G (2x)
C
1. Some people stay far away
from the door
Dm
if
there's a chance of it opening up,
F G
they
hear a voice in the hall outside
G7 C
and
hope that it just passes by.
C
Some people live with the fear
of a touch,
Dm
and the anger of having been a fool,
F G G7 C
they
will not listen to anyone, so nobody tells them a lie.
Bb C
+ I know you're only
protecting yourself,
Bb F
I know you're thinking of
somebody else.
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- - - - - - - - -
someone
who hurt you.
C
2. But I'm not above making up for the love
Dm
you've
been denying you could ever feel,
F G G7 C
I'm not above doing anything
to restore your faith if I can.
C
Some people see through the
eyes of the old
Dm
before
they ever get a look at the young,
F G G7 C
I'm only willing to hear you
cry because I am an innocent man.
+ C - F - C
- F - C
(2x)
F Bb - F C
+ I a...m an innocent
man, oh yes, I am ! + C - G - C - G
(2x)
C
3. Some people say they will
never believe
Dm
another
promise they hear in the dark,
F G
because
they only remember too well
G7 C
they
heard somebody tell them before.
C
Some people sleep all alone
every night
Dm
instead
of taking a lover to bed,
F
G G7 C
some people
find that it's easier to hate than to wait anymore.
Bb C
+ I know you don't want to
hear what I say,
Bb F
I know you're gonna keep turning away,
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- - - - - - - - - -
but
I've been there and if ….
C
4. I can survive, I can keep you alive
Dm
I'm not above going through it
again,
F G
I'm not above being cool for a
while,
G7 C
if
you're cruel to me, I'll understand.
C
Some people run from a
possible fight,
Dm
some
people figure they can never win,
F G
and although this is
a fight I can lose,
G7
C
the
accused is an innocent man.
+ C - F - C
- F - C
(2x)
F Bb - F
+ I a...m an innocent
man,
C - F - C - F C - F - C - F - C
oh
yes, I am an innocent
man.
Bb C
+ You know you only hurt
yourself out of spite,
Bb F - G
I guess you'd rather be a
martyr tonight. - - -
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That's your decision.
C
5. But I'm not below anybody I know,
Dm
if
there's a chance of resurrecting a love,
F G
I'm not above going back to
the start,
G7
C
to
find out where the heartache began.
C
Some people hope for a miracle
cure
Dm
some
people just accept the world as it is,
F G
but
I'm not willing to lay down and die
G7 C
because
I am an innocent man.
+ C - F - C
- F - C
(2x)
F Bb - F
+ I a...m an innocent
man,
C - F -
C F C
- F - C F G
oh
yes, I am an innocent
man, oh ho ho
ho.
+ C - G - C - G (2x) +
C
(orig. = no capo; midi =
capo 1st) (Billy Joel)