{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1001188,"song":"An Innocent Man","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1001188-an-innocent-man-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1001188?type=chord","rating":4.69203,"votes":330,"content":"Studio Version, for live version drop down a full step.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people stay far away from the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf there's a chance of it opening up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey hear a voice in the hall outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd hope that it just passes by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people live with the fear of a touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the anger of having been a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey will not listen to anyone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo nobody tells them a lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                       [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n   I know you're only protecting yourself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/F[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   I know you're thinking of somebody else[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   N.C.\r\n   Someone who hurt you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not above making up for the love[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                       \r\nYou've been denying you could ever feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nI'm not above doing anything[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo restore your faith if I can[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people see through the eyes of the old[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]                       \r\nBefore they ever get a look at the young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]             \r\nI'm only willing to hear you cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nBecause I am an innocent man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n I   am an innocent man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           \r\n Oh yes I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people say they will never believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnother promise they hear in the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBecause they only remember too well[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey heard somebody tell them before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people sleep all alone every night[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nInstead of taking a lover to bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome people find that it's easier to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThan to wait anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                         [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n   I know you don't want to hear what I say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/F[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   I know you're gonna keep turning away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  N.C.\r\n   But I've been there and if [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can survive I can keep you alive[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm not above going through it again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm not above being cool for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you're cruel to me I'll understand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people run from a possible fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSome people figure they can never win[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd although this is a fight I can lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe accused is an innocent man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\n I   am an innocent man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]          \r\n Oh yes I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/D[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  An innocent man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]   N.C.                    [ch]C[/ch]   N.C.\r\n   You know you only hurt yourself out of spite[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/F[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] N.C.\r\n   That's your decision [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not below anybody I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf there's a chance of resurrecting a love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm not above going back to the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo find out where the heartache began[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome people hope for a miracle cure[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSome people just accept the world as it is[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not willing to lay down and die[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBecause I am an innocent man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F/D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\n I   am an innocent man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]          \r\n Oh yes I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n  An innocent man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/D[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  |  % |\r\nOh   oh   oh  oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | % | % | %","plain_text":"Studio Version, for live version drop down a full step.\n\n[Intro]\n| C | % | % | % |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C F/C C | F/A G/B | C F/C C | F/D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C | % | % | % |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C F/C C | F/A G/B | C F/C C | F/D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C F/C C | F/A G/B | C F/C C | F/D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| C | % | % | % | %","chords":["C","Dm","F","G","Gm7","C/G","Bb/F","F/C","F/A","G/B","F/D","C/E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}