In My Way
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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 traveled 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 charted course,
each careful step along the byway
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 and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
and did it my way.
Ive 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, 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 words 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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Readable chord sheet for In My Way by Elvis Presley
And [C]now, the end is [Em]near; and so I [E7]face the final [A7]curtain. My [Dm]friend, I ll say it [Dm7]clear, I ll state my [G7]case, of which I m [C]certain. I ve [C]lived a life that s [C7]full, I ve traveled [F]each and every [Fm]highway And [C]more, much more than [G7]this, I did it [Dm]my [C]way. Re[C]grets, I ve had a [Em]few; but then a[E7]gain, too few to [A7]mention. I [Dm]did what I had to [Dm7]do, and saw it [G7]through without ex[C]emption. I [C]planned each charted [C7]course, each careful [F]step along the [Fm]byway And [C]more, much more than [G7]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 [F7]chew. But through it [Dm7]all, when there was [G7]doubt, I ate it [E7]up and spit it [Am]out. I faced it [Dm7]all and I stood [G7]tall; and did it [Dm]my [C]way. Ive [C]loved, I ve laughed and [Em]cried, I ve had my [E7]fill; my share of [A7]losing. And [Dm]now, as tears sub[Dm7]side, I find it [G7]all so a[C]musing. To [C]think I did all [C7]that; and [F]may I say not in a [Fm]shy way, oh [C]no, no not [G7]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 [F7]naught. To say the [Dm7]words he truly [G7]feels; and not the [E7]words of one who [Am]kneels. The record [Dm7]shows I took the [G7]blows, and did it [Dm]my [C]way.