capo 9
listen to the song for the strumming pattern

intro : D , G

verse 1
D G
in the morning on the train

D G
sitting and staring at the rain

D G A
or bury yourself in your books .

A D G D G
don’t look at no strangers , no don’t give them any looks .

D G
well you ask yourself why you’re so afraid ,

D G
why you hesitate when someone asks your name .

D G A
but they’ll come too close if you tell them the truth .

A D G D G
who’s to say they want something from you?

chorus
C A D G
well your just a shell of your former youth .

C A D G
that stranger in the mirror , oh , that’s you .
D G D G
why do you look so blue?

verse 2
then the only man you ever loved , he thought was going to marry you , died in a car
accident when he was only twenty – two . then you just decided love wasn’t for you .
and every year since then has proved it to be true .

chorus
now your just a shell of your former youth . that stranger in the mirror , oh ,
that’s you . why do you look so blue?

bridge
Em A D G
maybe tomorrow you will make a change .

Em A D G
maybe some day soon you will find the strength .

chorus
now your just a shell of your former youth . that stranger in the mirror , oh ,
that’s you . why do you look so blue?