Written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
Intro: Verse
D6 Dm6 Fdim E7 A A7M
The party's over, the game is ended
Am7 Cdim D9 Bm5-/7 A A7M
The dreams I dreamed went up in smoke
D9 Bb7M Fdim A7M
They didn't pan out as intended
F#7 B7 Fdim A
I should know how to take a joke
Melody
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll go my way by myself; this is the end of romance.
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A
I'll go my way by myself love is only a dance.
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
Gray clouds in the sky above have put a blot on my fun
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A
I'll try to fly high above for a place in the sun
Bridge
F#m7 Cdim G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own
D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m5-/7 F#m
For no one knows better than I myself
D9 Bm5-/7 E7/13 Fdim A
I'm by myself alone
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll go my way by myself here's how the comedy ends
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A
I'll have to deny myself love and laughter and friends
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart how to sing
A7 A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm5-/7 Fdim A
I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing
F#m7 Cdim G#7 Em7 G/B Em7 F#7
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own
D9 Dm Dm7+ Dm6 A C#m5-/7 F#m
For no one knows better than I myself
D9 Bm5-/7 E7/13 Fdim A
I'm by myself alone
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