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Man In The Mirror

by Michael Jackson

Written by: Ballard & Garrett

MAN IN THE MIRROR Ballard & Garrett Michael Jackson | n.c. //// | //// | //// | //// | ~ ^Im gonna make^a change | / ~ ^for once^in my | life ee // | | // ~ ^Its gonna^feel | real good gonna^make=a | difference ~ ^gonna make it^right.| | tt tt tt tt.| tt // As^I | ~ ^turn up^the collar on | ~ ^my favorite winter coat | | ~ ^this wind^is blowing my^mind | // ~ ^I see=the^kids.| ss in=the^street tt with^not=e | | nough^to eat ~ Who=am I | to=be^blind dd pretending not^to | see^their needs ss / | Am7 G C G | ~^A summers dis^re gard | ~^a broken bottle top | / and=a^one mans soul.| ll ll / ~ ^they| Am7 G C | follow each^oth er^on the^wind | ya^know ww / coz=they^got.| tt nowhere ee to^go | C G C | ~ ^Thats why^I want^you to^know | / Im starting with^the | man in^the mirror / | G C G C | / Im asking him^to | change his^ways ss / | ~ ^And no message e^could=have | A D7 | been any ^clearer / If=you | wanna^make=the world^a better^place ~ take=a | C G D Em7 D 1. | look=at^yourself ~ ^then make^a=change ee.| ee / // | ~ Na=na na na=na^na a^na | C D Em D G D Em7 D | na na^nah hh hh | // / / | ~ Ive been^a victim of | ~ ^a selfish kind^of love | C D C D G D | ~ ^its time^that I^re alize.| ee / / that^there=are | some^with no^home ee ~ not=a | Em7 D C | nickel^to=loan nn ~ Could=it be | really^me e^pre tending that^theyre | not alone ee ee | Am G C | ~ ^A willow deeply scarred | ~ ^some bodys broken heart | / and=a washed out ^dream.| G Am7 G | mm mm mm ~ ^They | follow the^pat tern^of the^wind | ya^see ee / Coz=they^got.| C | tt no^place ee to^be | ~ ^Thats why^Im starting with^me | CHORUS 2. | look=at^yourself ~ ^then make^a=change ee | CHORUS 3. | look=at^yourself ~ ^then make^that / | change CHORUS 4. | look=at^yourself ~ ^then make^a=change # You=got=ta | | get^it=right ~ while=you got^the=time # coz=when=you | G# | close^your=heart ~ then=you close^your / | mind ~ That^man / with^that | C# G# C# | man in^the mirror ~ ^that | ^man ~ I'm asking him^to | change his^ways s / ^you | G# C# Bb | know ~ No ^mes sage could=have | been any ^clearer / If=you | Eb7 G# | wanna^make=the world^a better^place ~ take=a | look=at^yourself ~^then make^a=change ee|

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Man In The Mirror is performed by Michael Jackson and written by Ballard & Garrett. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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