An Innocent Man chords by Billy Joel

Chords with lyrics

Some people stay far away from the door
       DmDm
If there's a chance of it opening up
FF             G+G
They hear a voice in the hall outside
               C majorC
And hope that it just passes by
C majorC
Some people live with the fear of a touch
     DmDm
And the anger of having been a fool
FF            G+G
They will not listen to anyone
            C majorC
So nobody tells them a lie

Bb majorBb          C/FC/F
I know you're only protecting yourself
Bb majorBb             FF
I know you're thinking of somebody else
G+G
Someone who hurt you


  C majorC
But I'm not above making up for the love
       DmDm
You've been denying you could ever feel
FF          G+G
I'm not above doing anything
              C majorC
To restore your faith if I can
C majorC
Some people see through the eyes of the old
       DmDm
Before they ever get a look at the young
FF          G+G
I'm only willing to hear you cry
             C majorC
Because I am an innocent man


  FF
I am an innocent man
     C majorC
Oh yes I am


C majorC
Some people say they will never believe
      DmDm
Another promise they hear in the dark
FF         G+G
Because they only remember too well
                 C majorC
They heard somebody tell them before
C majorC
Some people sleep all alone every night
      DmDm
Instead of taking a lover to bed
FF              G+G
Some people find that it's easier to hate
          C majorC
Than to wait anymore

Bb majorBb            C majorC
I know you don't want to hear what I say
Bb majorBb            C majorC
I know you're gonna keep turning away
G+G
But I've been there and if


C majorC
I can survive I can keep you alive
     DmDm
I'm not above going through it again
FF          G+G
I'm not above being cool for a while
                  C majorC
If you're cruel to me I'll understand
C majorC
Some people run from a possible fight
       DmDm
Some people figure they can never win
FF            G+G
And although this is a fight I can lose
               C majorC
The accused is an innocent man


  FF
I am an innocent man
     C majorC
Oh yes I am
An innocent man


Bb majorBb             C majorC
You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
Bb majorBb              FF
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
G+G
That's your decision


C majorC
But I'm not below anybody I know
       DmDm
If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
FF           G+G
I'm not above going back to the start
                  C majorC
To find out where the heartache began
C majorC
Some people hope for a miracle cure
       DmDm
Some people just accept the world as it is
FF            G+G
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
              C majorC
Because I am an innocent man


  FF
I am an innocent man
     C majorC
Oh yes I am