| G | D/F# | Em | |
| Once in a wh | ile, I drift in t | ime |
| F | C | C/Am | Am | G | |
| To a place in my | memory that it still | hurts | to fi | nd |
| G | D/F# | Em | |
| I was taking on the | world with a see thr | ough smile |
| F | C | Am | C | |
| But dying on the | inside all the | while |
| F | C | C/Am | Am | G | |
| I was dying on th | e inside all the whi | le |
| G | D/F# | Em | |
| Like a martyr that | don't want symp | athy |
| F | C | C/Am | Am | G | |
| I locked away my | feelings and threw | away t | he k | ey |
| G | D/F# | Em | |
| It was gonna take a | miracle to pierce my | pride |
| F | C | Am | C | |
| And you were the | tower of strength that | tried |
| F | C | C/Am | Am | G | |
| When your loving washed right | over me like the t | ide |
| Chorus: |
| D/F# | D/F# | |
| And now I believe in love, | I believe in love, |
| C | F | C | C/A# | Am7 | |
| You're the | reason why I c | an |
| G | F | C | Am7 | |
| 'Cos when I look at | myself in the | mirror, |
| G | C9 | D | |
| I see a better ma | n, |
| D | C9 | D | |
| A better | man |
| C | C/A# | G | F | |
| Yes it's hard finding words that can s | ay how I feel a | bout you |
| C | F | D | |
| I don't care if it sounds like | another old cl | iche |
| D | Dsuss2 | D | |
| But I can't stand the thought | of living my life witho | ut you |
| F | C | C/Am | Am | G | |
| For even a | day |
| (Solo) |
| | G | D/F# | Em | Em | F | C | C/Am Am G | x2 |
| D/F# | D/F# | |
| And now I believe in love, | I believe in love, |
| C | F | C | C/A# | Am7 | |
| You're the | reason why I c | an |
| G | F | C | Am7 | |
| 'Cos when I look at | myself in the | mirror, |
| G | F | C | |
| Oh baby | when I look at | myself in the | mirror |
| G | F | C | Am7 | |
| When I'm | lookin' at | myself in the | mirror |
| G | C9 | D | |
| I see a better ma | n, |
| When I'm looking at myself in the mirror, I see a better man |