Intro: | C Caug | C | Verse: C Em And now the end is near Gm6 A7 So I face the final curtain Dm F My friend, I'll say it clear G7 C I'll state my case ... of which I'm certain C C7 I've lived a life that's full F Fm I've traveled each and every highway C G7 And more, much more than this F C I did it my way
Verse: C Em Regrets, I've had a few Gm6 A7 But then again, too few to mention Dm F I did what I had to do G7 C And saw it through ... without exemption C C7 I planned each charted course F Fm Each careful step along the byway C G7 Oh, and more, much more than this F C I did it my way Middle 8: G G G C C7 Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew F When I bit off more than I could chew Dm G But through it all when there was doubt Em Am I ate it up and spit it out Dm G7 I faced it all and I stood tall F C And did it my way Verse: G C Em I've loved, I've laughed and cried Gm6 A7 I've had my fails, my share of losing Dm F And now as tears subside G7 G7 C I find it all ... so amusing C C7 To think I did all that F Fm And may I say, not in a shy way C G7 Oh no, oh no not me, F C I did it my way Middle 8: G G G C C7 For what is a man, what has he got F If not himself, then he has naught Dm G To say the words he truly feels Em Am And not the words of one who kneels Dm G7 The record shows I took the blows F C : And did it my way Coda: | C | C C7 | | Fm | G7sus4 Fm | C