An Innocent Man chords by
Billy Joel

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Verse 1

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G

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Some people stay far away from the door

Am

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If there's a chance of it opening up

C

C

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D

D

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They hear a voice in the hall outside

G

G

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And hope that it just passes by

Some people live with the fear of a touch

Am

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And the anger of having been a fool

C

C

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D

D

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They will not listen to anyone

G

G

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So nobody tells them a lie

Pre-chorus 1

Dm

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G

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I know you're only protecting yourself

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F

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C

C

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I know you're thinking of somebody else

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D

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Someone who hurt you

Verse 2

G

G

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But I'm not above

Making up for the love

Am

Am

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You've been denying you could ever feel

C

C

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D

D

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I'm not above doing anything

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G

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To restore your faith if I can

Some people see through the eyes of the old

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Before they ever get a look at the young

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C

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D

D

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I'm only willing to hear you cry

Chorus 1

Because I am an innocent

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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(man)

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G

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C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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F

F

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C

C

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C

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F

F

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C

C

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I am an innocent man

D

D

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Oh yes I am

G

G

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Verse 3

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G

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Some people say they will never believe

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Am

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Another promise they hear in the dark

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C

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D

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Because they only remember too well

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G

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They heard somebody tell them before

Some people sleep all alone every night

Am

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Instead of taking a lover to bed

C

C

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D

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Some people find that it's easier to hate

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G

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Than to wait anymore

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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I know you don't want to hear what I say

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F

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C

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D

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I know you're gonna keep turning away

Verse 4

G

G

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But I've been there and if I can survive

I can keep you alive

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I'm not above going through it again

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C

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D

D

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I'm not above being cool for a while

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G

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If you're cruel to me I'll understand

Some people run from a possible fight

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Some people figure they can never win

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C

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D

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And although this is a fight I can lose

Chorus 2

The accused is an innocent

G

G

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C

C

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G

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C

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D

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(man)

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G

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C

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Am

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C

C

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F

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C

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I am an innocent man

D

D

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Oh yes I am

G

G

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C

C

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C

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D

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An innocent man

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G

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C

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Am

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Pre-chorus 3

Dm

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You know you only hurt yourself out of spite

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C

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I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight

Verse 5

G

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That's your decision but I'm not below

Anybody I know

Am

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If there's a chance of resurrecting a love

C

C

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D

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I'm not above going back to the start

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G

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To find out where the heartache began

Some people hope for a miracle cure

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Some people just accept the world as it is

C

C

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D

D

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But I'm not willing to lay down and die

Chorus 3

Because I am an innocent

G

G

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C

C

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(man)

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Am

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C

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I am an innocent man

D

D

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Oh yes I am

G

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C

C

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C

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An innocent man

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C

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Am

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Oh-ho-ho-ho

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Chords

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Capo: 5

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The original key of An Innocent Man by Billy Joel is C major.

The primary chords used in An Innocent Man are C, Dm, F, G, Gm, Bb.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Dm, F, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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