My Way

[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

                          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 through without exemption

                       C7
I planned each charted 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 through it all, when there was doubt
         Em              Am
I ate it up, and spit it out
           Dm7              G7                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              G7                F  C
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way
             Dm7              G7                F  C
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way