Carry On My Wayward Son


Well here it goes. It sucks and anyone could figure it out. But there were no others on the site so here it is. Tuning: E B G D A E (standard) (N.C.) Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more Riff 1: (intro) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------5---------------------| A|-------3~--------5~--5/7---7p5-3--5----5-------| E|-5-3-5-----5-3-5--------------------3~---2~----| X2 Riff 2: e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~-| D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~-| A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2----------| E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0----------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------5------------------------------------| A|------5---5h7--------------------------------| E|--5h7----------------------------------------| X2 Solo 1: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5~---7b9-5-----------------------------------| D|--5~-----------7p5-----------------------------| A|-------------------7p5---5b6r5b6r5-------------| E|-----------------------8-----------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-| A|--10-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------17p15----17p15---20p17p15-----| B|--------15b17-17-------17------17--------------| G|-/17-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-17p15-----------------------------------------| B|-------17-15----15b17r15b17r15-----------------| G|-------------17---------------------14p12------| D|---------------------------------14-------14---| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-14p12-----------------------------------------| D|-------14-14p12p10-12-10~----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------22b24-22b24------------------22b24-22b24| B|----------------------------------------------| G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~--| D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~--| A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2-----------| E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0-----------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------5------------------------------------| A|------5---5h7--------------------------------| E|--5h7----------------------------------------| ------------------------------OR------------------------------------ Here is another little way I play it with basic chords. Em D C D Once I rose above the noise and confusion Em D C D Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Am G F F G I was soaring ever higher Am G D But I flew too high Em D C D Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Em D C D Though my mind could think I still was a mad man Am G F F G I hear the voices when I'm dreaming Am G D I can hear them say Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more {riff} Em D C D Masquerading as a man with a reason Em D C D My charade is the event of the season Am G F F G And if I claim to be a wise man Am G D It surely means that I don't know Em D C D On a stormy sea of moving emotion Em D C D Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean Am G F F G I set sail for winds of fortune Am G D But I hear the voices say Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more {riff} Em (mute) Carry on D C You will always remember Em (mute) Carry on D C Nothing equals the splendor Am G F Now your life's no longer empty Am G D Surely Heaven waits for you Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Bm7 Don't you cry {vocal echo: Don't you cry} no more Ok, so its missing alot. Tell me something I dont already know. I kind of grew tired of sitting here all day writing this. Rock long, Rock hard, Rock on.