Man in the Mirror foi composta por Siedah Garrett e Glen Ballard e produzida por Quincy Jones. Foi lançada como o quarto single do sétimo álbum solo de Michael Jackson, Bad, em 1988. A música foi inspirada pela vontade de mudar e fazer a diferença no mundo, com seu vídeo musical destacando imagens de eventos históricos e figuras proeminentes nos direitos civis. Recebeu aclamação universal e foi nomeada para Record of the Year no Grammy Awards.
Tom: E
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
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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?