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Carry On Wayward Son [Em] - Kansas [Acappela] 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 [Verse 1] 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 I was soaring ever higher (F) (G) 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 I hear the voices when I'm dreaming (F) (G) Am G D I can hear them say |[Chorus] |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 |NC | Don't you cry no more [Verse 2] 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 And if I claim to be a wise man (F) (G) 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 I set a course for winds of fortune (F) (G) Am G D But I hear the voices say |[Chorus] |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 |NC | Don't you cry no more [Bridge] Em NC Carry on D C You will always remember Em NC 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 |[Chorus] |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 |NC | Don't you cry no more Bm7