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[Verse 1]
C
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
[Refrain]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
F
I am an innocent man
C
Oh yes I am
[Verse 3]
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
[Refrain]
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
F
I am an innocent man
C
Oh yes I am
An innocent man
[Refrain]
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
[Verse 5]
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
[Chorus]
F
I am an innocent man
C
Oh yes I am
An innocent man
