Intro D Verse 1 D F#m And now..... the end is near Am B7 And so I face..... the final curtain Em Em7 My friend..... I'll say it clear A7 D I'll state my case..... of which I'm certain D7 I've lived..... a life that's full..... G Gm I've traveled each..... and every highway..... D A7 G D And more.....much more than this I did it my.... way.... Verse 2 D F#m Regrets I've had a few Am B7 But then again....too few to mention..... Em Em7 I did what I had to do..... A7 D and saw it through..... without exemption D7 I planned..... each charted course G Gm Each careful step along the by-way..... D A7 G D And more.....much more than this I did it my... way.... Chorus 1 D D7 Yes there were times.... I'm sure you knew.... G When I bit off more than I could chew Em A7 But through it all..... when there was doubt.... F#m Bm I ate it up..... and spit it out.... Em A7 I faced it all..... and I stood tall.... G D And did it my.... way Verse 3 D F#m I've lived.... I've laughed and cried..... Am B7 I've had my fill....my share of losing...... Em Em7 A7 D And now.... as tears subside I find it all... so.. amusing... D7 To think I did all that G Gm And may I say.... not in a shy way.... D A7 G D Oh no.... oh no not me....I did it my.... way.... Chorus 2 D D7 For what is a man ..... what has he got G If not himself..... then he has naught Em A7 To say the things..... he truly feels.... F#m Bm And not the words...... of one who kneels Em A7 The record shows...... I took the blows..... Gm D And did it my..... way...... A7 Gm D Yes it was my..... way......