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Man in the Mirror

1988

AI-generated Abstract

The research explores the themes of self-reflection and personal responsibility in the context of social change, particularly through the lens of the famous song "Man in the Mirror." It emphasizes the idea that individual actions can contribute to a better world, advocating for introspection and proactive change as essential elements for societal improvement.

Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson Siedah Garret / Glen Ballard Arr.: Kristian Skårhøj 2005 q = 100 G          Intro seq. Soprano         Doo doo doo doo         Alto Doo               Dm    doo doo  dm dm     Chest Snap Chest    snap Cadd9     - - oo,                doo doo doo dm dm dm  dm  T.              1.I'm gon - na make a change,       for once in my      life.                              real good, gon - na make a diff - erence gon - na make it right. 9 T. Chords only on 2nd verse D/F# D Em7 Cadd9 G                          my fav -orite win - ter coat, this wind is blow - in' my mind turn up thecol - lar on 13 T.           It's gon - na feel      As I       I see the kids 2.See additional lyrics D                  in the street with not e nough to eat Who am I 17 T.  G D/F# Em7   dm  Verse 5    doo    hoo doo     doo doo Bass starts on bar 13. Bass     Keep singing intro sequence during bars 5-20 of 1st verse.                      Cadd9 to be blind? Pre - tend- ing not to see their needs 2   S.   G/B 21 Am7sus4 du Uh A.  - uh         Uh... Dm   S.    A. T. B. -  dm Dm G/B               hoo - oo - oo - oo, Wo- hoo                  They They      Dm  dm           Cadd9 - oo - oo,   They They soul. dream  dm Dm   soul. dream anda one man's anda washed out   du C/D  hoo - oo - oo                    fol - low the pat - tern of the wind, ya see, 'cause they got 'cause they got no where to go, that's why I want you to know no place to be, that's why I'm start -ing with me. Dm   1. G G/B    dm  C     ways dm   Dm C in         And no                    bet - ter   C    mes- sage could have been     place take a G/B I'm Dm7sus4 wan na make the world a G the mir - ror G/B G that's why I want you to know that's why I'm start -ing with me. dm C/D man                    start - ing with the C/D                     Dm            35 anda one man's anda washed out du - uh no where to go, that's why I want you to know no place to be, that's why I'm start -ing with me. change his Unis.   du - uh 'cause they got 'cause they got I'm Unis. uh     fol - low each oth - er on the wind ya' know fol - low the pat - tern of the wind, ya see,     32 -                      fol - low each oth - er on the wind ya' know 29 du                     Chorus A Unis. Wo du - uh       dm 25 Am7sus4   uh. G/B              Continue chest and snap   - a bro -ken bot - tle top some -bo - dy's brok - en heart A wil - low deep - ly scarred, B. du a bro -ken bot - tle top some -bo - dy's brok - en heart           A sum -mer's dis - re - gard            du - uh A sum -mer's dis - re - gard A wil - low deep - ly scarred, Uh... T. Cadd9        ask - ing him to          A/C# an - y clear - er        look at your - self,     and If you [G/D]      then make a   change Man In The Mirror 3 37 G   S.   D/F#     A.    T.     Chorus B      Na na na,    G G 45 Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah.    A. T. B.  And   no                         man in the mir- ror     S.       wan - na make the world  A.            - na make the world  wan      T.   wan - na make the world        B.  wan - na make the world Man In The Mirror      could have been      Whoo    Whoo   C/D change his ways           - ooh - ohh - ooh  change his ways           I'm ask -ing him to change his ways I'm ask -ing him to change his ways  an A/C# -       y clear - er     If you If you    1. [G/D]                  a bet - ter place              C  take a look at your - self, and then make a  change                         take a look at your - self,         a bet - ter place take a look at your - self, and then make a change  a bet - ter place take a look at your - self, and then make a change a bet - ter place   C I'm ask -ing him to         in the mir- ror D/F#             in the mir- ror man G/B I'm ask -ing him to         Whoo 47 Dm7sus4   in the mir- ror G/B  G C/D C mes - sage            nah. man Em7           na man D nah. na, G/B   na na I'm start -ing with the   S.   na, na na na,       S.     start -ing with the    I'm    A.     start -ing with the    I'm    T.      I'm start -ing with the           B.  2. 41 na na na na, Na na na,                 Cadd9 D Em7           and then make a change                       S.       look at your - self, then make that    A.              Chorus C 2. Ab   49 look at your - self,   S.     52 Ab  I'm ask - ing him to A. B.      change his ways man  man B.  B. a bet - ter place take a Oh          Whoo - ooh   If you    If you  Whoo - ohh  Whoo - ooh look at your - self,               and then make the change you got - ta                                 wan - na make the world a bet - ter place take a look at your - self, and then make the change you got - ta                               wan - na make the world a bet - ter place take a look at your - self, and then make the change you got - ta wan - na make the world a bet - ter place take a look at your - self, and then make the change you got - ta          get it rigth while you got the time cause when you get it rigth while you got the time cause when you close your heart then you close your get it rigth while you got the time cause when you close your heart then you close your                 the mir- ror Ab/C bet - ter change! 58 T. in And no mes- sage could havebeen an - y clear- er bet - ter change!   S.               A. Oh Ebm7sus4 wan - na make the world T. the mir- ror Db Bb/D                   Ab                         A. in mir- ror Oh man in the       S.                        56 the mir- ror                         change his ways in          change Db/Eb Db/Eb man change I'm start - ing with the change his ways yeah! Db                               yeah! I'm ask-ing him to change his ways bet-ter change!                     yeah! T.                   change then make that Db         Ab/C change. I'm start - ing with the then make that Ab/C            T.    look at your - self, then make that           B.   look at your - self, 4 You can't close your,              your                            then you close your get it rigth while you got the time cause when you close your heart                          Man In The Mirror 5             S.    Ab 60 Ab/C mind! That man that man         Db/Eb that man with that man in the mir- ror       mind!      B.   T. with that man in the mir- ror   mind! Ab 64             change!      change! T. B.  change! Ab/C that know A.        man    Oh    Oh yeah!      Db    ask- ing himto     an - ooh Whoo - ooh       Bb/D -     y  clear - er   If  you   If  Ebm7sus4                            wan -na make the world a bet - ter place take a look atyour - self, then make that                          Man In The Mirror  you  wan -na make the world a bet - ter place take a look atyour - self, B.   bet - ter change his ways  Whoo you bet - ter been     bet - ter                            T. that man  wan -na make the world a bet - ter place take a look atyour - self, then make that A. Db/Eb that man    S.                          66    Db               ooh   that man  - Whoo Ab/C yeah! I'm yeah! could have    Oh      that man            mind!   S.     Ab                  A. Db then make that wan -na make the world a bet - ter place take a look atyour - self, then make that Ab   change! Hoo! Eb/G           change! change! change!  Hoo! 6    S.      Fm7 69 Eb   B.                      Hoo! Hoo!   Hoo! na na na na, Na na na, na na, na nah. na,                        Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah.                     na na na, Na na na, T.   Hoo! A. Dbadd9 Hoo!      na nah.  Hoo!  Ab Eb/G    Hoo!          Hoo!     Oh  yeah! Ooh - oo Oh yeah! Ooh - oo Oh yeah! Ooh - oo          rit.   S.     Fm7 73    Eb    Na na na, A.      T.             Na na na, na na B.      na na   Dbadd9    na na, nah...        na,   na na,     na nah.     2nd verse D/F# G             76 Em7  I've been a vic - tim of G      80   some with no D/F# D         a self - ish kind of love D Em7 Cadd9     It's time that home real - ly loan Could it be I                   Cadd9 not a nick - el to      me, re - al - ize          that there are  pre - tend - ing that they're       not a - lone? Man In The Mirror