# An Innocent Man – Billy Joel: piano chords

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C
- Verse 1: Dm F G C Dm F G C
- Chorus 1: Gm7 C/G Bb/F F G
- Verse 2: C Dm F G C Dm F G C
- Interlude 1: F/C C F/A G/B C F/C C F/D
- Chorus 2: C/E F Bb/F F G C
- Verse 3: Dm F G C Dm F G C
- Chorus 3: Gm7 C/G Bb/F F G
- Verse 4: C Dm F G C Dm F G C
- Interlude 3: F/C C F/A G/B C F/C C F/D
- Chorus 4: C/E F Bb/F F G C F/C C F/A G/B C F/C C F/D C/E
- Chorus 5: Gm7 C Bb/F F G
- Verse 5: C Dm F G C Dm F G C
- Interlude 4: F/C C F/A G/B C F/C C F/D
- Chorus 6: C/E F Bb/F F G C F/C C F/A G/B C F/C C F/D C/E C G
- Outro 1: C

## Questions

### Which chords does An Innocent Man by Billy Joel use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is An Innocent Man by Billy Joel in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is An Innocent Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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