An Innocent Man chords by Billy Joel (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Some people stay far away from the door
Dm
If there's a chance of it opening up
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G
They hear a voice in the hall outside
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And hope that it just passes by
Some people live with the fear of a touch
Dm
And the anger of having been a fool
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G
They will not listen to anyone
C
So nobody tells them a lie
Pre-chorus 1
Gm7
C/G
I know you're only protecting yourself
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F
I know you're thinking of somebody else
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Someone who hurt you
Verse 2
C
But I'm not above
Making up for the love
Dm
You've been denying you could ever feel
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G
I'm not above doing anything
C
To restore your faith if I can
Some people see through the eyes of the old
Dm
Before they ever get a look at the young
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G
I'm only willing to hear you cry
Chorus 1
Because I am an innocent
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F/C
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F/A
G/B
(man)
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F/C
C
Dm7
C/E
Bb/F
F
F7sus4
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Bb/F
F
I am an innocent man
G
Oh yes I am
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Verse 3
C
Some people say they will never believe
Dm
Another promise they hear in the dark
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G
Because they only remember too well
C
They heard somebody tell them before
Some people sleep all alone every night
Dm
Instead of taking a lover to bed
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G
Some people find that it's easier to hate
C
Than to wait anymore
Pre-chorus 2
Gm7
C/G
I know you don't want to hear what I say
Bb/F
F
G
I know you're gonna keep turning away
Verse 4
C
But I've been there and if I can survive
I can keep you alive
Dm
I'm not above going through it again
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G
I'm not above being cool for a while
C
If you're cruel to me I'll understand
Some people run from a possible fight
Dm
Some people figure they can never win
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G
And although this is a fight I can lose
Chorus 2
The accused is an innocent
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F/C
C
F/A
G/B
(man)
C
F/C
C
Dm7
C/E
Bb/F
F
F7sus4
F
Bb/F
F
I am an innocent man
G
Oh yes I am
C
F/C
C
F/A
G/B
An innocent man
C
F/C
C
Dm7
C/E
Pre-chorus 3
Gm7
C/G
You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
Bb/F
F
G
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
Verse 5
C
That's your decision but I'm not below
Anybody I know
Dm
If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
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G
I'm not above going back to the start
C
To find out where the heartache began
Some people hope for a miracle cure
Dm
Some people just accept the world as it is
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G
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Chorus 3
Because I am an innocent
C
F/C
C
F/A
G/B
(man)
C
F/C
C
Dm7
C/E
Bb/F
F
F7sus4
F
Bb/F
F
I am an innocent man
G
Oh yes I am
C
F/C
C
F/A
G/B
An innocent man
C
F/C
C
Dm7
C/E
G
Oh-ho-ho-ho
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An Innocent Man
Billy Joel
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