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 D6/9 A    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      A7/9 A7  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       A7/9 A7  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