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