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[Intro] N.C. Carry on my wayward son N.C. There'll be peace when you are done N.C. Lay your weary head to rest N.C. Don't you cry no more Riff: G F G A# G F G C D F D C A# C F C E [Verse 1] Gm F D# F Once I rose above the noise and confusion Gm F D# F Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Cm A# G# G# A# I was soaring ever higher Cm A# F But I flew too high [drums join] Gm F D# F Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Gm F D# F Though my mind could think I still was a mad man Cm A# G# I hear the voices when I'm dreaming Cm A# F I can hear them say [Chorus] Gm A# F D# Carry on my wayward son, Gm A# F There'll be peace when you are done Gm A# F D# Lay your weary head to rest, D# don't you cry no more Riff: G F G A# G F G C D F D C A# C F C E [Verse 2] Gm F D# F Masquerading as a man with a reason Gm F D# F My charade is the event of the season Cm A# G# G# A# And if I claim to be a wise man Cm A# F It surely means that I don't know Gm F D# F On a stormy sea of moving emotion Gm F D# F Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean Cm A# G# G# A# I set a course for winds of fortune Cm A# F But I hear the voices say [Chorus] Gm A# F D# Carry on my wayward son, Gm A# F There'll be peace when you are done Gm A# F D# Lay your weary head to rest, D# don't you cry no more [Solo] Riff: G G F G C A# G G F G C G G F G C A# G G F G C D D C B A G F D F D D C B A C E F F# G D D C B A G F D F D D C B A C E F F# G Riff: G F G A# G F G C D F D C A# C F C E [Bridge] Gm Gm Carry on F D# D D# F G A# You will always remember Gm Gm Carry on F D# D D# F G A# Nothing equals the splendor Cm A# G# G# A# Now your life's no longer empty Cm A# F Surely Heaven waits for you [Chorus] Gm A# F D# Carry on my wayward son, Gm A# F There'll be peace when you are done Gm A# F D# Lay your weary head to rest, D# don't you cry no more