ARTIST: Paul Anka
TITLE: My Way
Lyrics and Chords


[Written by Revaux and Claude François, English words by Anka]

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

/ D - F# - / Bm - B7 - / Em - Em7 - / A7 - D - /

I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way

/ D - D7 - / G - Gm - / D - A7 - / Em - D - /

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 charted course
Each careful step along the byway
But 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 and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

/ D - D7 - / G - - - / Em7 - A7 - / F#m7 - Bm - / 
     / Em7 - A7 - / D - - - /

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
No, oh no not me
I did it my way

For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

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