Verse I
And [C] now, the end is [Em] near,
And so I [Gm] face, the final [A7] curtain.
My [Dm] friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my [G7] case, of which I'm [C] certain.
Verse II
[C] I've lived, a life that's [C7] full,
I've traveled [F] each, and every [Fm] highway.
But [C] more, much more than [G7] this,
I did it [F] my [C] way.
Verse III
[C] Regrets, I've had a [Em] few,
But then [Gm] again, too few to [A7] mention.
I [Dm] did, what I had to do,
And saw it [G7] through, without [C] exemption.
Verse IV
[C] I planned, each chartered [C7] course,
Each careful [F] step, along the [Fm] byway.
But [C] more, much more than [G7] this,
I did it [F] my [C] way.
Verse V
[C] Yes, there were times, I'm sure you [C7] knew,
When I bit [F] off, more than I could chew.
But through it [Dm] all, when there was [G7] doubt,
I ate it [Em7] up, and spit it [Am] out.
I faced it [Dm] all, and I stood [G7] tall,
And did it [F] my [C] way.
Verse VI
[C] I've loved, I've laughed and [Em] cried,
I've had my [Gm] fill, my share of [A7] losing.
And [Dm] now, as tears subside,
I find it [G7] all so [C] amusing.
Verse VII
[C] To think, I did all [C7] that,
And may I [F] say, not in a [Fm] shy way.
Oh [C] no, no not [G7] me,
I did it [F] my [C] way.
Verse VIII
[C] For what is a man, what has he [C7] got,
If not [F] himself, then he has naught.
To say the [Dm] things, he truly [G7] feels,
And not the [Em7] words, of one who [Am] kneels.
The record [Dm] shows, I took the [G7] blows,
And did it [F] my [C] way.
