Intro -no chords-: Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more Riff: xA|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| xE|-----------3--|-----------5--|----------5-3-|--5-----5-----| xC|--4--2--4-----|--4--2--4-----|-----2--------|-----2-----1--| xG|--------------|--------------|--4-----4-----|--------------| Am G F G Once I rose above the noise and confusion Am G F G Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Dm C Bb Bb C I was soaring ever higher Dm C G But I flew too high Am G F G Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Am G F G Though my mind could think I still was a mad man Dm C Bb I hear the voices when I'm dreaming Dm C G I can hear them say Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more Am G F G Masquerading as a man with a reason Am G F G My charade is the event of the season Dm C Bb Bb C And if I claim to be a wise man Dm C G It surely means that I don't know Am G F G On a stormy sea of moving emotion Am G F G Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean Dm C Bb Bb C I set sail for winds of fortune Dm C G But I hear the voices say Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more Am -mute- Carry on C G You will always remember Am -mute- Carry on C G Nothing equals the splendor Dm C Bb Bb C Now your life's no longer empty Dm C G Surely Heaven waits for you Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more
-3 is easier