Carry on My Wayward Son by Kansas Chords and Main Riff 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 e-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G-|--------------|--------------|--4--7--4-----|--------------| D-|-----------5--|-----------7--|----------7-5-|--7-----7-----| A-|--7--5--7-----|--7--5--7-----|--------------|-----5-----4--| E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Am G F G Once I rose above the noise and confusion Am G F G Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Dm C Bb Bb C I was soaring ever higher Dm C G But I flew too high Am G F G Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Am G F G Though my mind could think I still was a mad man Dm C Bb I hear the voices when I'm dreaming Dm C G I can hear them say Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more Am G F G Masquerading as a man with a reason Am G F G My charade is the event of the season Dm C Bb Bb C And if I claim to be a wise man Dm C G It surely means that I don't know Am G F G On a stormy sea of moving emotion Am G F G Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean Dm C Bb Bb C I set sail for winds of fortune Dm C G But I hear the voices say Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more Am (mute) Carry on C G You will always remember Am (mute) Carry on C G Nothing equals the splendor Dm C Bb Bb C Now your life's no longer empty Dm C G Surely Heaven waits for you Am C G Carry on my wayward son Am C G There'll be peace when you are done Am C G Lay your weary head to rest Am Don't you cry no more