Key: D
Introduction:
D6 Dm6 Fº E7A A7+
The party's over, the game is ended
Am7 Cº D9 Bm7(5-) A A7+
The dreams I dreamed went up in smoke
D9 Bb7+ Fº A7+
They didn't pan out as intended
F#7 B7 Fº A
I should know how to take a joke
Melody
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll go my way by myself this is the end of romance.
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9A D6 D9 Bm7(5-) Fº A
I'll go my way by myself love is only a dance.
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
Gray clouds in the sky above have put a blot on my fun
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9A D6 D9 Bm7(5-) Fº A
I'll try to fly high above for a place in the sun
Bridge
F#m7 Cº G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own
D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m7(5-) F#m
For no one knows better than I myself
D9 Bm7(5-) E7(13) FºA
I'm by myself alone
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll go my way by myself here's how the comedy ends
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9A D6 D9 Bm7(5-) Fº A
I'll have to deny myself love and laughter and friends
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart how to sing
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9A D6 D9 Bm7(5-) FºA
I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing
F#m7 Cº G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own
D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m7(5-) F#m
For no one knows better than I myself
D9 Bm7(5-) E7(13) FºA
I'm by myself alone
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