[Intro] C

     C             G/B
And now the end is near
          Gm/Bb             A7(4) A7
And so I face the final curtain
     Dm                  Dm7
My friend, I'll say it clear
            G/B  G7                 C
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

      C                   C/Bb
I've lived a life that's full
           F               Fm
I traveled each and every highway
     C          G7                       F  C
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

 C                  G/B
Regrets, I've had a few
          Gm/Bb             A7(4)  A7
But then again, too few to mention
   Dm                Dm7
I did what I had to do
           G/B  G7          C
And saw it through without exemption

    C                    C/Bb
I planned each charted course
                F            Fm
Each carefull step along the byway
     C          G7                        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
         E7(4)             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                       G/B
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
            Gm/Bb              A7(4) 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              C/Bb
To think I did all that
           F               Fm
And may I say,  “Not in a shy way”
    C           G7                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 words he truly feels
             E7(4)               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