My way

And [C]now, the end is [Em]near, and so I [Em7]face the final [A]curtain,

My [Dm]friends. I'll say it [Dm7]clear, I'll state my [G7]case of which I'm [C]certain.

I've [C7]lived a life that's full. I travelled [F]each and every [Dm]highway,

And [C]more, much more than [G]this, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

Re[C]grets, I've had a [Em]few, but then a[Em7]gain, too few to [A]mention.

I [Dm]did what I had to [Dm7]do, and saw it [G7]through without ex[C]emption.

I [C7]planned each chartered course, each careful [F]step along the [Dm7]byway,

And [C]more, much more than [G]this, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

Yes there were [C]times,I'm sure you [C7]knew,when I bit [F]off more than I could [Dm]chew,

But through it [Dm7]all, when there was [G7]doubt, I ate it [Em7]up, and spit it [Am]out.

I faced it [Dm7]all, and I stood [G7]tall, and did it [F]my  [C]way.

I've [C]loved, I've laughed and [Em]cried. I've had my [Em7]fill, my share of [A]losing.

And [Dm]now, as tears sub[Dm7]side, I find it [G7]all so am[C]using.

To [C7]think I did all that, and may I [F]say, not in a [Dm]shy way.

Oh [C]no, oh no, not [G]me, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

For what is a [C]man, what has he [C7]got? If not him[F]self, then he has [Dm]naught.

To say the [Dm7]things he truly [G7]feels, and not the [Em7]words of one who [Am]kneels.

The record [Dm7]shows I took the [G7]blows - and did it [F]my  [C]way!