Its always annoyed me that the versions on here where in he wrong key.
here is the original version.
Lyrics and chord placement from the james morrison version.
Verse 1
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D] [C]
I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life
[G] [Bm] [Em]
It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
[D] [C]
Gonna make it right
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
[C]
This wind is blowin' my mind
[G] [Bm] [Em]
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
Bridge
[Am] [Bm]
A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top
[C] [Bm]
And a one man's soul
[Am] [Bm]
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
[C] [D]
'Cause they got nowhere to go
[D]
That's why I want you to know
Chorus
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm asking him to change his ways
[G] [Bm] [C] [C#]
And no message could have been any clearer
[D]
If you wanna make the world a better place
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D] [C]
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah
Verse
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
[C]
It's time that I realize
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
[C]
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?
Bridge
[Am] [Bm]
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
[C] [D]
Cause they got no where to be
[G]
That's why I'm starting with me
Chorus
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm asking him to change his ways
[G] [Bm] [C] [C#]
And no message could have been any clearer
[D]
If you wanna make the world a better place
[G]
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
I'm asking him to change his ways
[G] [Bm] [C] [C#]
And no message could have been any clearer
[D]
If you wanna make the world a better place
[G#]
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
[G#] [Cm] [C#] [D#]
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
[G#] [Cm] [C#] [D#]
I'm asking him to change his ways
[G#] [Cm] [C#] [D#]
And no message could have been any clearer
[D#]
If you wanna make the world a better place
[D#]
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
[D#]
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
[D#7] [G#]
You can't close your, your mind
[Cm] [C#] [D#] [G#] [Cm] [C#] [D#]
That man, that man, that man, that man, oh yeah
Outro
[G#] [Cm] [C#] [D]
And no message could have been any clearer
[D#]
If you wanna make the world a better place
[G#] [Cm] [Fm] [D#] [C#]
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
