An Innocent Man

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

{ CHORUS } [C] I am [F] an innocent [Bb] man [F] 
[G] Oh yes I [C] am [F] [C] 
[F] An [G] innocent [C] man