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