[Intro]

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

[First Part]

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

[Primeiro Refrão]

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

(Interlúdio)

[Segunda Parte]

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

[Segundo Refrão]

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

[Bridge]

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