Key: D
Am
G
F
Once, I rose above the noise
G
Am
And confusion
G
F
Just to get a glimpse beyond
G
Dm
This illusion
C
Bb
C
Dm
I was soaring ever higher
C
G
But I flew too high
Am
G
Though my eyes could see
F
G
Am
I still was a blind man
G
Though my mind could think
F
G
Dm
I still was a mad man
C
Bb
C
Dm
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
C
G
I can hear them say
Am
C
G
F
Am
Carry on, my wayward son
C
G
Am
There'll be peace when you are done
C
G
F
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Am
G
F
Masquerading as a man
G
Am
With a reason
G
My charade is the
F
G
Dm
Event of the season
C
Bb
C
Dm
And if I claim to be a wise man, well
C
It surely means
G
That I don't know
Am
G
F
G
Am
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
G
Tossed about like
F
G
Dm
A ship on the ocean
C
I set a course
Bb
C
Dm
For winds of fortune
C
G
But I hear the voices say
Am
C
G
F
Am
Carry on, my wayward son
C
G
Am
There'll be peace when you are done
C
G
F
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
A5
(Carry on)
G5
F5
A5
You will always remember
(Carry on)
G5
F5
D5
Nothing equals the splendor
C5
Bb5
D5
Now your life's no longer empty
C5
G5
Surely Heaven waits for you
Am
C
G
F
Am
Carry on, my wayward son
C
G
Am
There'll be peace when you are done
C
G
F
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry, don't cry no more