Intro:
Carry on my wayward son
Thereʼll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
A
Donʼt you cry no more
Instrumental: A C D G D x4
E7
A C D G D x4
E7
Am G F
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
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 Iʼm dreaming
Dm C G
I can hear them say
Chorus:
Am C G F
Carry on my wayward son
Am C G
Thereʼll be peace when you are done
Am C G F
Lay your weary head to rest
A C D G D
Donʼt you cry no more
Instrumental: A C D G D x2
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
And if I claim to be a wise man
Dm C G
It surely means that I donʼt know
Am G F G
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Am G F G
Tossed about Iʼm like a ship on the ocean
Dm C Bb
I set a course for winds of fortune
Dm C G
But I hear the voices say
Chorus:
Am C G F
Carry on my wayward son
Am C G
Thereʼll be peace when you are done
Am C G F
Lay your weary head to rest
A C D G D
Donʼt you cry no more
Instrumental: A C D G D x3
E7
A C D G D x4
E7
A C D G D x2
Bridge:
Am
Carry on
F
You will always remember
Am
Carry on
F
Nothing equals the splendor
Dm C Bb
Now your lifeʼs no longer empty
Dm C G
Surely Heaven waits for you
Chorus:
Am C G F
Carry on my wayward son
Am C G
Thereʼll be peace when you are done
Am C G F
Lay your weary head to rest
E7
Donʼt you cry no more
