[Intro]  C

     C              Em
And now the end is near
          Gm             A7
And so I face the final curtain
     Dm                  Dm7
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 traveled each and every highway
     C          G                        F  C
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

 C                   Em
Regrets, I've had a few         
           Gm               A7
But then again, too few to mention
   Dm                Dm7
I did what I had to do
              G7          C
And saw it thru without exemption 

    C                     C7
I planned each chartered course
                F             Fm
Each carefull step along the by way
     C          G                         F  C
And more, much more than this, I did it  my way

                 C                    C7
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
           F
When I bit off  more than I could chew
            Dm7                  G
But thru it all, when there was doubt
         Em              Am
I ate it up, and spit it out
           Dm7               G                F  C
I faced it all, and I stood tall, and did it my way

      C                        Em
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
             Gm                A7
I've had my fill, my share of losing
     Dm                Dm7
And now,  as tears subside
          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           G                 F  C
Oh no,  oh no, not me,  I did it my way

               C                C7
For what is a man, what has he got 
           F
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                F  C
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way
             Dm7              G                F  C
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way