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