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