By Myself
Intro Verse:
D6 Dm6 Fdim E7 A AM7
The party's over, the game is ended,
Am7 Cdim D9 Bm7-5 A AM7
The dreams I dreamed went up in smoke;
D9 BbM7 Fdim AM7
They didn't pan out as intended --
F#7 B7 Fdim A
I should know how to take a joke.
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 D6/9A D6 D9 Bm7-5 Fdim A
I'll go my way by my - self -- 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 A7/9A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm7-5 Fdim A
I'll try to fly high a - bove 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 Dm+7 Dm6 A C#m7-5 F#m
For no one knows bet - ter than I my - self
D9 Bm7-5 E7/6 Fdim A
I'm by my - self a - lone
D6 F#m B7 D6 F#m7 B7
I'll go my way by myself -- here's how the comedy ends
A7 A7/9A7 D6/9 A D6 D9 Bm7-5 Fdim A
I'll have to de - ny my - self 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 Bm7-5 Fdim A
I'll go my way by my - self like a bird on the wing
Bridge 2:
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 Dm+7 Dm6 A C#m7-5 F#m
For no one knows bet - ter than I my - self
D9 Bm7-5 E7/6 Fdim A
I'm by my - self a - lone