CEm
And now, the end is near;
A7A
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've traveled each and every highway
CG7
And more, much more than this,
DmC
I did it my way.
CEm
Regrets, I've had a few;
A7A
but then again, too few to mention.
DmDm7
I did what I had to do,
G7C
and saw it through without exemption.
CC7
I planned each charted course,
FFm
each careful step along the byway
CG7
And more, much more than this,
DmC
I did it my way.
CC7
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew,
FF7
when I bit off more than I could chew.
Dm7G7
But through it all, when there was doubt,
E7Am
I ate it up and spit it out.
Dm7G7
I faced it all and I stood tall;
DmC
and did it my way.
CEm
I’ve loved, I've laughed and cried,
A7A
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,
CG7
oh no, no not me,
DmC
I did it my way.
CC7
For what is a man, what has he got?
FF7
If not himself, then he has naught.
Dm7G7
To say the words he truly feels;
E7Am
and not the words of one who kneels.
Dm7G7
The record shows I took the blows,
DmC
and did it my way.