C5 Some people stay far away from the door D5 If there's a chance of it opening up F5 G5 They hear a voice in the hall outside C5 And hope that it just passes by C5 Some people live with the fear of a touch D5 And the anger of having been a fool F5 G5 They will not listen to anyone C5 So nobody tells them a lie Bb5 C5 I know you're only protecting yourself Bb5 F5 I know you're thinking of somebody else G5 Someone who hurt you C5 But I'm not above making up for the love D5 You've been denying you could ever feel F5 G5 I'm not above doing anything C5 To restore your faith if I can C5 Some people see through the eyes of the old D5 Before they ever get a look at the young F5 G5 I'm only willing to hear you cry C5 Because I am an innocent man F5 I am an innocent man C5 Oh yes I am C5 Some people say they will never believe D5 Another promise they hear in the dark F5 G5 Because they only remember too well C5 They heard somebody tell them before C5 Some people sleep all alone every night D5 Instead of taking a lover to bed F5 G5 Some people find that it's easier to hate C5 Than to wait anymore Bb5 C5 I know you don't want to hear what I say Bb5 C5 I know you're gonna keep turning away G5 But I've been there and if C5 I can survive I can keep you alive D5 I'm not above going through it again F5 G5 I'm not above being cool for a while C5 If you're cruel to me I'll understand C5 Some people run from a possible fight D5 Some people figure they can never win F5 G5 And although this is a fight I can lose C5 The accused is an innocent man F5 I am an innocent man C5 Oh yes I am An innocent man Bb5 C5 You know you only hurt yourself out of spite Bb5 F5 I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight G5 That's your decision C5 But I'm not below anybody I know D5 If there's a chance of resurrecting a love F5 G5 I'm not above going back to the start C5 To find out where the heartache began C5 Some people hope for a miracle cure D5 Some people just accept the world as it is F5 G5 But I'm not willing to lay down and die C5 Because I am an innocent man F5 I am an innocent man C5 Oh yes I am An innocent man
