| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | Db | |
| I'm gonna | make a chan | ge, for | once in my | life |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | |
| It's gonna | feel real | good, gonna make a | difference, gonna | make it right |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | Db | |
| As I, | turn up th | e collar on | my favori | te winter coat | this wind is blowin' my mind |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | |
| I see the | kids in the | street, with not | enough to eat |
| Db | |
| Who am I, | to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs |
| Bbm7 | Db/C | |
| A summer's disregard | , a broken bottle top |
| Db | Db/C | |
| And a one man's s | oul |
| Bbm7 | Db/C | |
| They | follow each other on the w | ind ya' know |
| Db | Eb | |
| 'Cause they | got nowhere to go |
| Ab | |
| That's why I want you to know |
| Chorus: |
| Ab | Ab/C | Db | Eb | |
| I'm | starting with the | man in the | mirror |
| I'm asking him to change his ways |
| Ab | Ab/C | Db | Bb/D | |
| And no | message could have | been any | clearer |
| Ebm | |
| If you | wanna make the world a better place |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | Db | Eb | |
| Take a look at yourself, and then make a | chan | ge |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | Db | |
| I've been a | victim of | a selfish | kind of love, | It's time that I realize |
| Ab | Eb/G | Fm | Eb | |
| There are | some with no | home, not a | nickel to loan |
| Db | |
| Could it be | really me, pretending that they're not alone? |
| Bbm7 | Db/C | |
| A willow deeply scarred | , somebody's broken heart |
| Db | Db/C | |
| And a washed-out | dream |
| Abm7 | Db/C | |
| They | follow the pattern of the | wind, ya' see |
| Db | Eb | |
| Cause they | got no place to be |
| Ab | |
| That's why I'm starting with me |
| Chorus X2 |
| A | A/Db | D | E | |
| I'm | starting with the | man in the | mirror, |
| I'm asking him to change his ways |
| A | A/Db | D | B/Eb | |
| No m | essage could have | been any | clearer |
| Em | |
| If you | wanna make the world a better place |
| Take a look at yourself and then make the change |
| You gotta get it right, while you got the time |
| 'Cause when you close your heart |
| A | |
| Then you close your... | mind! |
| I'm starting with the man in the mirror, |
| I'm asking him to change his ways |
| No message could have been any clearer |
| If you wanna make the world a better place |
| Take a look at yourself and then make that change |
| A | E/Ab | Gbm | E | D |
| D |