Intro
| [D] | [Dmaj7] |
| [D] | [Dmaj7] |
Verse 1
[D] [Dmaj7]
And now, the end is near,
[D7] [B7]
And so I face the final curtain,
[Em7] [Em7/D]
My friend. I'll say it clear,
[Em7/C#] [A7] [D]
I'll state my case of which I'm certain.
[D] [D7]
I've lived a life that's full.
[G] [Gm]
I traveled each and every highway,
[D] [A] [Asus4] [G] [D]
And more, much more than this, I did it m y way.
Verse 2
[D] [Dmaj7]
Regrets, I've had a few,
[D7] [B7]
But then again, too few to mention.
[Em7] [Em7/D]
I did what I had to do,
[Em7/C#] [A7] [D]
And saw it thru without exemption.
[D] [D7]
I planned each charted course,
[G] [Gm]
Each careful step along the byway,
[D] [A] [Asus4] [G] [D]
And more, much more than this, I did it m y way.
Verse 3
[D] [D7]
Yes there were times, I'm sure you knew,
[G] [Gsus4] [G]
When I bit off more than I could chew,
[Em] [A7]
But thru it all, when there was doubt,
[F#m] [Bm7]
I ate it up, and spit it out.
[Em] [A]
I faced it all, and I stood tall,
[Asus4] [G] [D]
And did it m y way.
Verse 4
[D] [Dmaj7]
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
[D7] [B7]
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
[Em7] [Em7/D]
And now, as tears subside,
[Em7/C#] [A7] [D]
I find it all so amusing.
[D] [D7]
To think I did all that;
[G] [Gm]
And may I say - not in a shy way,
[D] [A] [Asus4] [G] [D]
"No, oh no not me, I did it m y way".
Verse 5
[D] [D7]
For what is a man, what has he got?
[G]
If not himself, then he has naught.
[Em7] [A7]
To say the things he truly feels;
[F#m] [Bm7]
And not the words of one who kneels.
[Em7] [A] [Asus4] [G] [D]
The record shows I took the blows - And did it m y way!
Author notes:
Starting at the A before my--way, play 002220 "and", 002230 "did", 002250 "it",
then pick the G as 3xx000 "m....y", before stepping back to D 2xxxxx 0xxxxx 000232 "way"
If you prefer, you can play 022030 and 022020 for Em7/D and Em7/C#.
Those Em sound slightly better on the 7th if you've got long fingers: Em 779917, Em7/D x5991x, Em7/C# x4991x
