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