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,

but then a^Gmgain, too few to ^A7mention, Dm Dm7 I did what I had to do, and saw it ^G7thru without exem^Cption,

C C7 I planned each chartered course,

each carefull s^Ftep along the ^Fmby 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 Fm when I bit off more than I could chew, Dm7 G But thru it all, when there was dout,

I ate it ^Emup, and spit it ^Amout 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,

I've had my ^Gmfill, my share of ^A7losing Dm Dm7 And now, as tears subside, I find it ^G7all so a^Cmusing

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,

if not him^Fself, then he has not 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

Elvis Presley - My way