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