Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (Guitar)

C
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

                             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
They will not listen to anyone

                        C
So nobody tells them a lie

Gm7                       C/G
   I know you're only protecting yourself

Bb/F                           F
   I know you're thinking of somebody else

G   N.C.
   Someone who hurt you

    C
But I'm not above making up for the love

              Dm                       
You've been denying you could ever feel

F                    G             
I'm not above doing anything

                            C
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             
I'm only willing to hear you cry

                         C   
Because I am an innocent man

C/E  F             Bb/F F
 I   am an innocent man

G         C           
 Oh yes I am

C
Some people say they will never believe

         Dm
Another promise they hear in the dark

F                    G
Because they only remember too well

                                 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
Some people find that it's easier to hate

                  C
Than to wait anymore

Gm7                         C/G
   I know you don't want to hear what I say

Bb/F                          F
   I know you're gonna keep turning away

G  N.C.
   But I've been there and if 

C
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

                                   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

                            C
The accused is an innocent man

C/E  F             Bb/F F 
 I   am an innocent man

G         C  F/C C          
 Oh yes I am

F/A    G/B    C    C F/C C | F/D C/E
  An innocent man

Gm7   N.C.                    C   N.C.
   You know you only hurt yourself out of spite

Bb/F                          F
   I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight

G N.C.
   That's your decision 

N.C. C
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

                                   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

                           C
Because I am an innocent man

C/E  F             Bb/F F 
 I   am an innocent man

G         C  F/C C          
 Oh yes I am

F/A    G/B    C    C F/C C 
  An innocent man

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