N.C. Carry on my wayward son Thereʼll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Donʼt you cry no more Fm D# C# D# Once I rose above the noise and confusion Fm D# C# D# Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion A#m G# F# F# G# I was soaring ever higher A#m G# D# But I flew too high Fm D# C# D# Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Fm D# C# D# Though my mind could think I still was a mad man A#m G# F# F# G# I hear the voices when Iʼm dreaming A#m G# D# I can hear them say Fm G# D# C# Carry on my wayward son Fm G# D# Thereʼll be peace when you are done Fm G# D# C# Lay your weary head to rest N.C. Donʼt you cry no more Fm D# C# D# Masquerading as a man with a reason Fm D# C# D# My charade is the event of the season A#m G# F# F# G# And if I claim to be a wise man A#m G# D# It surely means that I donʼt know Fm D# C# D# On a stormy sea of moving emotion Fm D# C# D# Tossed about Iʼm like a ship on the ocean A#m G# F# F# G# I set sail for winds of fortune A#m G# D# But I hear the voices say Fm G# D# C# Carry on my wayward son Fm G# D# Thereʼll be peace when you are done Fm G# D# C# Lay your weary head to rest N.C. Donʼt you cry no more Fm Carry on D# C# You will always remember Fm Carry on D# C# Nothing equals the splendor A#m G# F# Now your lifeʼs no longer empty A#m G# D# Surely Heaven waits for you Fm G# D# C# Carry on my wayward son Fm G# D# Thereʼll be peace when you are done Fm G# D# C# Lay your weary head to rest N.C. Donʼt you cry no more
