An Innocent Man

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 A# C/F i know you’re only protecting yourself A# F i know you’re thinking of somebody else G someone who hurt you 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 F i Am an innocent man C oh yes i Am 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 A# C i know you don’t want to hear what i say A# C i know you’re gonna keep turning away G but i’ve been there and if 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 F i Am an innocent man C oh yes i Am an innocent man A# C you know you only hurt yourself out of spite A# F i guess you’d rather be a martyr tonight G that’s your decision 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 F i Am an innocent man C oh yes i Am an innocent man