[Intro]
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   G       D/F#      Em7      D         Cadd9
e|------10------10-------10--------10---------------------|
B|-12------10--------8------------------5---------5-------|
G|----------------------------11------------7-------7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------5---|
A|-10------9---------7------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------10--------8-----------------|
[Strophe]
G         Bm          Em    D       
I'm gonna make a change, for once in
   C 
 my life
I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life
G                     Bm   Em 
It's gonna feel real good, gonna make
 a difference
It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
       D       C 
Gonna make it right
   G               Bm    Em   
As I, turn up the collar on my
         D 
 favorite winter coat
As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
C 
This wind is blowin' my mind
           G            Bm        
I see the kids in the street, with
     Em 
 not enough to eat
I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat
D         C 
Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not
 to see their needs
Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
[Pre-Refrain]
Am7                  Bm 
 A summer's disregard, a broken
 bottle top
 A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top
C                 Bm 
 And a one man's soul
     Am7                      Bm 
They follow each other on the wind
 ya' know
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
             C             D 
'Cause they got nowhere to go
D                              G 
That's why I want you to know
[Refrain]
G    Bm               C         
I'm starting with the man in the
 D 
 mirror
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
G    Bm            C         D 
I'm asking him to change his ways
G        Bm               C       
And no message could have been any
    C# 
 clearer
And no message could have been any clearer
         D 
If you wanna make the world a better
 place
If you wanna make the world a better place
                                 
Take a look at yourself, and then
         G   Bm
 make a change
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
[Pont]
Em         D                 C     
  Na na na,  na na na na, na na, na
            D 
 na, uh-huh
  Na na na,  na na na na, na na, na na, uh-huh
[Strophe]
G            Bm     Em         D 
I've been a victim of a selfish kind
 of love
I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
C 
It's time that I realize
                G           Bm       
That there are some with no home, not
   Em        D 
 a nickel to loan
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
              C 
Could it be really me, pretending
 that they're not alone?
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?
[Pre-Refrain]
Am                      Bm 
A willow deeply scarred, somebody's
 broken heart
A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart
C                  Bm 
And a washed-out dream
      Am                       Bm 
They follow the pattern of the wind,
 ya' see
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya' see
           C                D 
Cause they got no where to be
                             G 
That's why I'm starting with me
[Refrain]
G    Bm               C         
I'm starting with the man in the
 D 
 mirror
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
G    Bm            C         D 
I'm asking him to change his way
G        Bm               C       
And no message could have been any
    C# 
 clearer
And no message could have been any clearer
         D 
If you wanna make the world a better
 place
If you wanna make the world a better place
                                 
Take a look at yourself, and then
         G 
 make a change
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
G    Bm               C         
I'm starting with the man in the
 D 
 mirror
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
G    Bm            C         D 
I'm asking him to change his ways
G        Bm               C       
And no message could have been any
    C# 
 clearer
And no message could have been any clearer
         D 
If you wanna make the world a better
 place
If you wanna make the world a better place
                                 
Take a look at yourself, and then
         G# 
 make a change
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
[Refrain]
G#     Cm              C#       
I'm starting with the man in the
   D# 
 mirror
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
G#     Cm            C#         D# 
I'm asking him to change his ways
G#         Cm               C#    
And no message could have been any
    D# 
 clearer
And no message could have been any clearer
         D# 
If you wanna make the world a better
 place
If you wanna make the world a better place
D# 
Take a look at yourself, and then
 make a change
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
D# 
You gotta get it right, while you got
 the time
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
D#7                          G# 
You can't close your, your mind
     Cm         C#        D#      
That man, that man, that man, that
  G#        Cm  C#  D# 
 man, oh yeah
That man, that man, that man, that man, oh yeah
[Outro]
G#         Cm               C#    
And no message could have been any
    D 
 clearer
And no message could have been any clearer
         D# 
If you wanna make the world a better
 place
If you wanna make the world a better place
                                 
Take a look at yourself, and then
          G#  Cm  Fm  D#  C# 
 make a change
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change