Written by Michael Jackson
Intro: E B/D# C#m7 B A E B/D# C#m7 I'm gonna make a change, B A9 for once im my life E B/D# It's gonna feel real good, C#m7 gonna make a diference B A9 Gonna make it right... E B/D# As I, turn up the collar on C#m B my favorite winter coat A9 This wind is blowing my mind E B/D# I see the kids in the streets, C#m with not enought to eat B A9 Who am I to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs F#m G#m A summer disregard, A9 a broken bottle top G#m And a one man soul F#m G#m They follow each other on the wind ya' know A9 A/B 'Cause they got nowhere to go That's why I want you to know Chorus E F#m G#m A/B I'm starting with the man in the mirror E F#m G#m A/B I'm asking him to change his ways E F#m A Bb° And no message could have been any clearer B7 If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change E B/D# C#m B A9 (Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah) E B/D# C#m B I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love A9 It's time that I realize E B/D# C#m That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan B A9 Could it be really me pretending that they're not alone? F#m G#m A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart A9 G#m And a washed-out dream F#m G#m They follow the pattern of the wind ya' see A9 'Cause they got no place to be A/B That's why I'm starting with me Chorus Repeat E F#m G#m A/B I'm starting with the man in the mirror E F#m G#m A/B I'm asking him to change his ways E F#m A Bb° And no message could have been any clearer B7 If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change F Gm Bb C I'm starting with the man in the mirror F Gm Bb C I'm asking him to change his ways F G#m Bb Bº And no message could have been any clearer C7 If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change You gotta get it right, while you got the time Then you close your... mind! F Gm Bb C I'm starting with the man in the mirror F Gm Bb C I'm asking him to change his ways F G#m Bb Bº And no message could have been any clearer C7 If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change F C/E Dm C Bb