An Innocent Man original guitar chords by
Billy Joel
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Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Some people stay far away from the door
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If there's a chance of it opening up
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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
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And the anger of having been a fool
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They will not listen to anyone
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So nobody tells them a lie
Pre-chorus 1
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C/G
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I know you're only protecting yourself
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I know you're thinking of somebody else
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Someone who hurt you
Verse 2
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But I'm not above
Making up for the love
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You've been denying you could ever feel
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I'm not above doing anything
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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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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
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G/B
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(man)
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F/C
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Dm7
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C/E
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Bb/F
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F7sus4
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Bb/F
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I am an innocent man
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Oh yes I am
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Verse 3
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Some people say they will never believe
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Another promise they hear in the dark
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Because they only remember too well
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They heard somebody tell them before
Some people sleep all alone every night
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Instead of taking a lover to bed
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Some people find that it's easier to hate
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Than to wait anymore
Pre-chorus 2
Gm7
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C/G
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I know you don't want to hear what I say
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I know you're gonna keep turning away
Verse 4
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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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I'm not above being cool for a while
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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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And although this is a fight I can lose
Chorus 2
The accused is an innocent
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F/C
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F/A
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G/B
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(man)
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F/C
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Dm7
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C/E
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Bb/F
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F7sus4
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Bb/F
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I am an innocent man
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Oh yes I am
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F/C
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F/A
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G/B
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An innocent man
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F/C
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Dm7
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C/E
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Pre-chorus 3
Gm7
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C/G
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You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
Bb/F
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I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
Verse 5
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That's your decision but I'm not below
Anybody I know
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If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
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I'm not above going back to the start
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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
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But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Chorus 3
Because I am an innocent
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F/C
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F/A
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G/B
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(man)
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F/C
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Dm7
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C/E
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Bb/F
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F7sus4
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Bb/F
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I am an innocent man
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Oh yes I am
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F/C
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F/A
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G/B
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An innocent man
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F/C
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Dm7
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C/E
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G
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Oh-ho- ho-ho
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