Chords for Billy Joel Live at Wembley 1984 - 09 An Innocent Man
Tempo:
104.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [G] [C] [G]
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[C] [G] Some people stay [C] all the way for a month [Gm] or more, if there's [D] a chance of it all.
[A] They [F] hear a voice [G] in the hall outside and hope [D] that it just [Cm] passes by.
[G] [C] Some people live with the fear of the touch, [D] the anger [Dm] of [F] the hand.
They [C] will not listen [G] to anyone, so nobody tells them a [C] lie.
[Gm] You're
[C] protecting yourself, [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody else.
[G] I don't want to hurt you, [C] but I'm not above making up for the love.
You've been the [B] night and you could ever [Dm] be.
I'm [F] not above [G] doing anything to restore [Dm] your faith, if [C] I can.
Some people see through the eyes of the old, [D] before they ever [A] can look [D] at the young.
[Dm]
[F] I'm only willing [G] to hear you cry, because I am an [C] innocent man.
[Am] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [A] [C]
[Ab] [G]
[C] Some people say they will never be, I know [D] the promise they [Dm] hear in the dark.
[F] [C] Because they only [G] remember too well, they heard somebody tell them [C] before.
Some people sleep all alone every night, instead [D] of taking a lover to bed.
[Am] [F] Some [C] people find that it's [D] easier [G] to hate than to wait [C] any more.
[Gm] I know you don't [C] want to hear what I say, [Bb] I know you're going to [F] keep running away.
[Gm] I've been there [C] and if I can survive, I can keep you alive.
[D] I'm not above [Dm] going through it again.
[F] I'm not above being [G] cruel for a while, if you're cruel to me I'll [C] understand.
Some people run from a possible fight, some [Dm] people figure they can never win.
[F] And although this is [G] a fight, I can lose the acute, this is real [C] estate.
[Am] [G] [C]
[Dm] [D] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[A] [C]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] You [Gm] know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite, [F] guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight.
[G]
That's your decision [C] but I'm not below, anybody I know.
If [Dm] there's a chance of resurrecting a love.
I'm [F] not above going [G] back to the start, to find out where the heartache [C] began.
Some people hope for a miracle cure, some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is.
[F] Me, I'm not willing to [G] lay down a knife, because I am an innocent [C] man.
I'm not willing to lay down [G]
[C] a knife, because I am an innocent man.
[D]
[F]
[F] I'm not willing [G] [C] to lay [Am] [G] down [C] a knife, [D] because I am an innocent man.
[G] [C]
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[F] [N]
[G] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] Some people stay [C] all the way for a month [Gm] or more, if there's [D] a chance of it all.
[A] They [F] hear a voice [G] in the hall outside and hope [D] that it just [Cm] passes by.
[G] [C] Some people live with the fear of the touch, [D] the anger [Dm] of [F] the hand.
They [C] will not listen [G] to anyone, so nobody tells them a [C] lie.
[Gm] You're
[C] protecting yourself, [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody else.
[G] I don't want to hurt you, [C] but I'm not above making up for the love.
You've been the [B] night and you could ever [Dm] be.
I'm [F] not above [G] doing anything to restore [Dm] your faith, if [C] I can.
Some people see through the eyes of the old, [D] before they ever [A] can look [D] at the young.
[Dm]
[F] I'm only willing [G] to hear you cry, because I am an [C] innocent man.
[Am] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [A] [C]
[Ab] [G]
[C] Some people say they will never be, I know [D] the promise they [Dm] hear in the dark.
[F] [C] Because they only [G] remember too well, they heard somebody tell them [C] before.
Some people sleep all alone every night, instead [D] of taking a lover to bed.
[Am] [F] Some [C] people find that it's [D] easier [G] to hate than to wait [C] any more.
[Gm] I know you don't [C] want to hear what I say, [Bb] I know you're going to [F] keep running away.
[Gm] I've been there [C] and if I can survive, I can keep you alive.
[D] I'm not above [Dm] going through it again.
[F] I'm not above being [G] cruel for a while, if you're cruel to me I'll [C] understand.
Some people run from a possible fight, some [Dm] people figure they can never win.
[F] And although this is [G] a fight, I can lose the acute, this is real [C] estate.
[Am] [G] [C]
[Dm] [D] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[A] [C]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] You [Gm] know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite, [F] guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight.
[G]
That's your decision [C] but I'm not below, anybody I know.
If [Dm] there's a chance of resurrecting a love.
I'm [F] not above going [G] back to the start, to find out where the heartache [C] began.
Some people hope for a miracle cure, some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is.
[F] Me, I'm not willing to [G] lay down a knife, because I am an innocent [C] man.
I'm not willing to lay down [G]
[C] a knife, because I am an innocent man.
[D]
[F]
[F] I'm not willing [G] [C] to lay [Am] [G] down [C] a knife, [D] because I am an innocent man.
[G] [C]
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[F] [N]
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ Some people stay [C] all the way for a month [Gm] or more, if there's [D] a chance of it all.
_ [A] They _ [F] _ hear a voice [G] in the hall outside and hope [D] that it just [Cm] passes by.
[G] _ _ [C] Some people live with the fear of the touch, [D] the anger [Dm] of _ _ _ _ [F] the hand.
They [C] will not listen [G] to anyone, so nobody tells them a [C] lie.
_ [Gm] You're _ _ _
[C] protecting yourself, [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody else.
[G] I don't want to hurt you, [C] but I'm not above making up for the love.
You've been the [B] night and you could ever [Dm] be.
_ I'm [F] _ not above [G] doing anything to restore [Dm] your faith, if [C] I can. _ _
Some people see through the eyes of the old, [D] before they ever [A] can look [D] at the young.
[Dm] _ _
[F] _ I'm only willing [G] to hear you cry, because I am an [C] innocent _ man.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] Some people say they will never be, I know [D] the promise they [Dm] hear in the dark.
_ _ [F] [C] Because they only [G] remember too well, they heard somebody tell them [C] before.
_ _ Some people sleep all alone every night, instead [D] of taking a lover to bed.
_ [Am] _ _ [F] Some [C] people find that it's [D] easier [G] to hate than to wait [C] any more.
_ _ [Gm] _ I know you don't [C] want to hear what I say, [Bb] I know you're going to [F] keep running away.
[Gm] _ I've been there [C] and if I can survive, I can keep you alive.
[D] I'm not above [Dm] going through it again. _ _ _
_ [F] I'm not above being [G] cruel for a while, if you're cruel to me I'll [C] understand. _ _
_ Some people run from a possible fight, some [Dm] people figure they can never win. _ _
_ [F] And although this is [G] a fight, I can lose the acute, this is real [C] estate. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] You _ [Gm] _ know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite, [F] _ guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
That's your decision [C] but I'm not below, anybody I know.
If [Dm] there's a chance of resurrecting a love.
I'm _ [F] _ not above going [G] back to the start, to find out where the heartache [C] began.
_ _ Some people hope for a miracle cure, some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is.
_ _ [F] Me, I'm not willing to [G] lay down a knife, because I am an innocent [C] man.
I'm not willing to lay _ down [G] _ _
[C] _ _ a knife, because I am an innocent man.
[D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm not willing _ _ [G] _ [C] to _ _ _ lay [Am] _ [G] down [C] a knife, _ _ [D] because I am an innocent man.
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ Some people stay [C] all the way for a month [Gm] or more, if there's [D] a chance of it all.
_ [A] They _ [F] _ hear a voice [G] in the hall outside and hope [D] that it just [Cm] passes by.
[G] _ _ [C] Some people live with the fear of the touch, [D] the anger [Dm] of _ _ _ _ [F] the hand.
They [C] will not listen [G] to anyone, so nobody tells them a [C] lie.
_ [Gm] You're _ _ _
[C] protecting yourself, [Bb] I know you're [F] thinking of somebody else.
[G] I don't want to hurt you, [C] but I'm not above making up for the love.
You've been the [B] night and you could ever [Dm] be.
_ I'm [F] _ not above [G] doing anything to restore [Dm] your faith, if [C] I can. _ _
Some people see through the eyes of the old, [D] before they ever [A] can look [D] at the young.
[Dm] _ _
[F] _ I'm only willing [G] to hear you cry, because I am an [C] innocent _ man.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Some people say they will never be, I know [D] the promise they [Dm] hear in the dark.
_ _ [F] [C] Because they only [G] remember too well, they heard somebody tell them [C] before.
_ _ Some people sleep all alone every night, instead [D] of taking a lover to bed.
_ [Am] _ _ [F] Some [C] people find that it's [D] easier [G] to hate than to wait [C] any more.
_ _ [Gm] _ I know you don't [C] want to hear what I say, [Bb] I know you're going to [F] keep running away.
[Gm] _ I've been there [C] and if I can survive, I can keep you alive.
[D] I'm not above [Dm] going through it again. _ _ _
_ [F] I'm not above being [G] cruel for a while, if you're cruel to me I'll [C] understand. _ _
_ Some people run from a possible fight, some [Dm] people figure they can never win. _ _
_ [F] And although this is [G] a fight, I can lose the acute, this is real [C] estate. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] You _ [Gm] _ know you only [C] hurt yourself out of spite, [F] _ guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
That's your decision [C] but I'm not below, anybody I know.
If [Dm] there's a chance of resurrecting a love.
I'm _ [F] _ not above going [G] back to the start, to find out where the heartache [C] began.
_ _ Some people hope for a miracle cure, some [Dm] people just accept the world as it is.
_ _ [F] Me, I'm not willing to [G] lay down a knife, because I am an innocent [C] man.
I'm not willing to lay _ down [G] _ _
[C] _ _ a knife, because I am an innocent man.
[D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm not willing _ _ [G] _ [C] to _ _ _ lay [Am] _ [G] down [C] a knife, _ _ [D] because I am an innocent man.
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