Intro: CCEm
And now the end is near,
GmA7
and so I face the final curtain,
DmDm7
My friend, I'll say it clear,
G7C
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
CC7
I've lived a life that's full,
FFm
I traveled each and every highway,
CGFC
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
CEm
Regrets, I've had a few,
GmA7
but then again, too few to mention,
DmDm7
I did what I had to do,
G7C
and saw it thru without exemption,
CC7
I planned each chartered course,
FFm
each carefull step along the by way
CGFC
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
CC7
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew,
FFm
when I bit off more than I could chew,
Dm7G
But thru it all, when there was dout,
EmAm
I ate it up, and spit it out
Dm7GFC
I faced it all, and I stood tall, and did it my way
CEm
I've loved, I've laughed and cried,
GmA7
I've had my fill, my share of losing
DmDm7
And now, as tears subside,
G7C
I find it all so amusing
CC7
To think I did all that,
FFm
and may I say, "Not in a shy way"
CGFC
Oh no, oh no, not me, I did it my way
CC7
For what is a man, what has he got,
F
if not himself, then he has not
Dm7G
To say the things he truly feels,
EmAm
And not the words of one who kneels
Dm7GFC
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way
Dm7GFC
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way