An Innocent Man chords by Billy Joel

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

Bb          C/F
I know you're only protecting yourself
Bb             F
I know you're thinking of somebody else
G
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


  F
I am an innocent man
     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


Bb            C
I know you don't want to hear what I say
Bb            C
I know you're gonna keep turning away
G
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


  F
I am an innocent man
     C
Oh yes I am
An innocent man


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


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


  F
I am an innocent man
     C
Oh yes I am