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