Intro: CCEmGmA7
And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain
DmDmG7C
My friend, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
C7FFm
I've lived a life that's full, I've traveled each and ev'ry highway
CG7FC
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
CEmGmA7
Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention
DmDmG7C
I did what I had to do, and saw it through without exemption.
C7FFm
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
CG7FC
But more, much more than this, I did it my way
C
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
C7F
When I bit off more than I could chew
DmG7Em
But through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out
AmDmG7FC
I faced it all and I stood tall, and did it my way
CEmGmA7
I've loved, I've laughed and cried, I've had my fill; my share of losing
DmDmG7C
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
C7FFm
To think I did all that, and may I say not in a shy way
CG7FC
"No, oh no not me, I did it my way"
CC7F
For what is a man, what has he got, if not himself, then he has naught
DmG7Em
To say the things he truly feels, and not the words of one who kneels
AmDmG7FC
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.