[Strophe]
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
[Pont]
Bb                    C/F 
I know you're only protecting yourself 
Bb                         F 
I know you're thinking of somebody else 
G 
Someone who hurt you
[Strophe]
    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
[Refrain]
   F 
I am an innocent man 
         C 
Oh yes I am
[Strophe]
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
[Pont]
Bb                       C 
I know you don't want to hear what I say 
Bb                        C 
I know you're gonna keep turning away 
G 
But I've been there and if 
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
   F 
I am an innocent man 
          C 
Oh yes I am 
An innocent man 
[Pont]
Bb                          C 
You know you only hurt yourself out of spite 
Bb                           F 
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight 
G 
That's your decision 
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
   F 
I am an innocent man 
          C 
Oh yes I am 
 
An innocent man