Intro: CCEm
And now the end is near,
GmA7
and so I face the final curtain.
DmDm7
My friends, 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 doubt,
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.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.