C Em
And now, the end is near,
Gm11 A7
And so I face the final curtain.
Dm Dm7
My friends, I’ll say it clear
G7 C
I’ll state my case of which I’m certain.
C7
I’ve lived a life that’s full –
F11 Fm11
I’ve travelled each and every highway.
C G
And more, much more than this,
F11 C
I did it my way.
C Em
Regrets? I’ve had a few,
Gm11 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.
C7
I planned each charted course –
F11 Fm11
Each careful step along the byway,
C G
And more, much more than this,
F11 C
I did it my way.
C C7
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew,
F11 Dm
When I bit off more than I could chew,
Dm7 G
But through it all, when there was doubt,
Em Am
I ate it up and spit it out.
Dm7 G
I faced it all and I stood tall
F11 C
And did it my way.
C Em
I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried,
Gm11 A7
I’ve had my fill – my share of losing.
Dm Dm7
But now, as tears subside,
G7 C
I find it all so amusing.
C7
To think I did all that,
F11 Fm11
And may I say, not in a shy way –
C G
Oh no. Oh no, not me.
F11 C
I did it my way.
C C7
For what is a man? What has he got?
F11 Dm
If not himself – Then he has naught.
Dm7 G
To say the things he truly feels
Em Am
And not the words of one who kneels.
Dm7 G
The record shows I took the blows
F11 C
And did it my way.
F11 C
Yes, it was my way.
