CEm And now, the end is near;
Em7A And so I face the final curtain.
DmDm7 My friend, I’ll say it clear,
GC I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain.
 
C7 I’ve lived a life that’s full.
FDm I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway;
CG And more, much more than this,
Dm C I did it my way.
CEm Regrets, I’ve had a few;
Em7A But then again, too few to mention.
DmDm7 I did what I had to do
GC And saw it through without exemption.
 
C7 I planned each charted course;
FDm7 Each careful step along the byway,
CG And more, much more than this,
Dm C I did it my way.
CC7 Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
FDm When I bit off more than I could chew.
Dm7G But through it all, when there was doubt,
Em7Am I ate it up and spit it out.
Dm7G I faced it all and I stood tall;
FC And did it my way.
CEm I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried.
Em7A I’ve had my fill; my share of losing.
DmDm7 And now, as tears subside,
GC I find it all so amusing.
 
C7 To think I did all that;
FDm And may I say - not in a shy way,
CG No, oh no not me,
Dm C I did it my way.
CC7 For what is a man, what has he got?
FDm If not himself, then he has naught.
Em7G7 To say the words he truly feels;
Em7Am And not the words of one who kneels.
Dm7G7 The record shows I took the blows -
FC