Key: C
Introduction: C C
C Em
And now, the end is near,
@ Gm A7
And so I face, the final curtain.
Dm Dm7
My friend, I' ll say it clear,
@ G7 C
I' ll state my case, of which I' m certain.
C C7
I' ve lived, a life that' s full,
F Fm
I' ve traveled each, and every highway.
C @ G7
And more, much more than this,
F C
I did it my way.
C Em
Regrets, I' ve had a few,
@ Gm A7
But then again, too few to mention.
Dm Dm7
I did, what I had to do,
@ G7 C
And saw it through, without exemption.
C C7
I planned, each chartered course,
F Fm
Each careful step, along the byway.
C @ G7
And more, much more than this,
F C
I did it my way.
C C7
Yes, there were times, I' m sure you knew,
F
When I bit off, more than I could chew.
Dm @ G7
But through it all, when there was doubt,
Em7 Am
I ate it up, and spit it out.
Dm @ G7
I faced it all, and I stood tall,
F C
And did it my way.
C Em
I' ve loved, I' ve laughed and cried,
@ Gm A7
I' ve had my fill, my share of losing.
Dm Dm7
And now, as tears subside,
@ G7 C
I find it all so amusing.
C C7
To think, I did all that,
F Fm
And may I say, not in a shy way.
C @ G7
Oh, no, oh, no not me,
F C
I did it my way.
C C7
For what is a man? What has he got?
F
If not himself, then he has naught.
Dm @ G7
To say the things, he truly feels,
Em7 Am
And not the words, of one who kneels.
Dm @ G7
The record shows, I took the blows,
F C
And did it my way.
G C
Yes it was my way