Instruments
| G D/F# | Em D | C | C |
Verse
| G D/F# | Em D | C | C | I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life | G D/F# | Em D | C | C |It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference, gonna make it right
Verse [Band]
| G D/F# | Em D |As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat, | C | C | this wind is blowin' my mind | G D/F# | Em D |I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat | C | C |Who am I, to be blind, pretending not to see their needs
Pre-Hook
| Am7 | G/B | C | G/B | A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top And a one man's soul | Am7 | G/B |They follow each other on the wind ya' know | C | Dsus4 |'Cause they got nowhere to go That's why I want you to know
Hook
| G G/B | C D | I'm starting with the man in the mirror| G G/B | C D | I'm asking him to change his ways| G G/B | C C#dim7 | And no message could have been any clearer | D7#9 | If you wanna make the world a better place | D7#9 | Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Instruments
| G D/F# | Em D | C | C D Em D/F# |
Verse
| G D/F# | Em D | C | C | I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love, It's time that I realize | G D/F# | Em D |There are some with no home, not a nickel to loan | C | C Dsus4 |Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?
Pre-Hook
| Am7 | G/B | A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart| C | G/B | And a washed-out dream | Am7 | G/B |They follow the pattern of the wind, ya' see | C | Dsus4 |'Cause they got no place to be That's why I'm starting with me
Hook
| G G/B | C D | I'm starting with the man in the mirror| G G/B | C D | I'm asking him to change his ways| G G/B | C C#dim7 | And no message could have been any clearer | D7#9 | If you wanna make the world a better place | D7#9 | Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Hook
| G G/B | C D | I'm starting with the man in the mirror| G G/B | C D | I'm asking him to change his ways| G G/B | C C#dim7 | And no message could have been any clearer | D7#9 | If you wanna make the world a better place | D7#9 | Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Hook
key up to Ab| Ab Ab/C | Db Eb | I'm starting with the man in the mirror| Ab Ab/C | Db Eb | I'm asking him to change his ways| Ab Ab/C | Db Ddim7 | No message could have been any clearer | Eb7#9 | If you wanna make the world a better place | Eb7#9 | Take a look at yourself and then make the change | Eb7#9 | You gotta get it right, while you got the time | Eb7#9 | 'Cause when you close your heart Then you close your, mind
Bridge
| Ab Ab/C | Db Eb | I'm starting with the man in the mirror| Ab Ab/C | Db Eb | I'm asking him to change his ways| Ab Ab/C | Db Ddim7 | No message could have been any clearer | Eb7#9 | If you wanna make the world a better place | Eb7#9 | Take a look at yourself and then make the change
Instruments
| Ab Eb/G | Fm Eb | Db | Db Eb | [x2]Hoo hoo hoo hoo(na na na~)
Ending [Cool Down] [adlib]
| Db/Ab | Db/Ab | Db/Ab | Db/Ab | [x8]I'm gonna make a changeIt's gonna feel real good, come on (change)Just lift yourself, you knowYou've got to stop it, yourself(Yeah, make that change)I've got to make that change, today! hoo! (man in the mirror)You got to, you got to not let yourself brother, Hoo!(Yeah, make that change)I've got to get that man, that man (man in the mirror)You've got to, you've got to move! come on! come on!You got to, stand up! stand up! stand up! (Yeah, make that change)Stand up and lift yourself, now! (man in the mirror)Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Aaow!(Yeah, make that change)Gonna make that change, come on! (man in the mirror)You know it! you know it! you know it! you know(Change)Make that change
