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And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've travelled each and every highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way


Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each chartered course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh and more, much more than this, I did it my way


Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up, yeh, and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way


I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that and may I say
Not in a shy way Oh no, oh no not me
I did it my way


Oh what is a man, what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words they want to hear
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way

And [C]now, the end is [Em]near, and so I [Em7]face the final [A]curtain,
My [Dm]friends. I'll say it [Dm7]clear, I'll state my [G7]case of which I'm [C]certain.
I've [C7]lived a life that's full. I travelled [F]each and every [Dm]highway,
And [C]more, much more than [G]this, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

Re[C]grets, I've had a [Em]few, but then a[Em7]gain, too few to [A]mention.
I [Dm]did what I had to [Dm7]do, and saw it [G7]through without ex[C]emption.
I [C7]planned each chartered course, each careful [F]step along the [Dm7]byway,
And [C]more, much more than [G]this, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

Yes there were [C]times,I'm sure you [C7]knew,when I bit [F]off more than I could [Dm]chew,
But through it [Dm7]all, when there was [G7]doubt, I ate it [Em7]up, and spit it [Am]out.
I faced it [Dm7]all, and I stood [G7]tall, and did it [F]my  [C]way.

I've [C]loved, I've laughed and [Em]cried. I've had my [Em7]fill, my share of [A]losing.
And [Dm]now, as tears sub[Dm7]side, I find it [G7]all so am[C]using.
To [C7]think I did all that, and may I [F]say, not in a [Dm]shy way.
Oh [C]no, oh no, not [G]me, I did it [Dm]my  [C]way.

For what is a [C]man, what has he [C7]got? If not him[F]self, then he has [Dm]naught.
To say the [Dm7]things he truly [G7]feels, and not the [Em7]words of one who [Am]kneels.
The record [Dm7]shows I took the [G7]blows - and did it [F]my  [C]way!