Key: E
Introduction:
E G#m C#m B A
I' m gonna make a change, for once in my life
E G#m C#m
It' s gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
B A
Gonna make it right
E G#m C#m B
As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
A
This wind is blowin' my mind
E G#m C#m
I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat
B A
Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
F#m G#m
A summer' s disregard, a broken bottle top
A G#m
And a one man' s soul
F#m G#m
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
A B
' Cause they got nowhere to go
B
That' s why I want you to know
E G#m A B
I' m starting with the man in the mirror
E G#m A B
I' m asking him to change his ways
E G#m A A#
And no message could have been any clearer
B
If you wanna make the world a better place
E G#m C#m B A
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah
E G#m C#m B
I' ve been a victim of a selfish kind of love
A
It' s time that I realize
E G#m C#m B
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
A
Could it be really me, pretending that they' re not alone?
F#m G#m
A willow deeply scarred, somebody' s broken heart
A G#m
And a washed-out dream
F#m G#m
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya' see
A B
Cause they got no where to be
E
That' s why I' m starting with me
E G#m A B
I' m starting with the man in the mirror
E G#m A B
I' m asking him to change his ways
E G#m A A#
And no message could have been any clearer
B
If you wanna make the world a better place
E
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
E G#m A B
I' m starting with the man in the mirror
E G#m A B
I' m asking him to change his ways
E G#m A A#
And no message could have been any clearer
B
If you wanna make the world a better place
F
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
F Am A# C
I' m starting with the man in the mirror
F Am A# C
I' m asking him to change his ways
F Am A# C
And no message could have been any clearer
C
If you wanna make the world a better place
C
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
C
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
C7 F
You can' t close your, your mind
Am A# C F Am A# C
That man, that man, that man, that man, oh yeah
F Am A# B
And no message could have been any clearer
C
If you wanna make the world a better place
F Am Dm C A#
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change