Elvis Presley "My Way" 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 Gm A7 But then again, too few to mention Dm Dm7 I did what I had to do G7 C And saw it through without exemption C C7 I planned each charted course F Fm Each carefull step along the byway 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 When I bit off more than I could chew Dm7 G But through it all, when there was doubt Em Am I ate it up, and spit it out 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 Gm 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 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 F If not himself, then he has naught 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