Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
(drums count in 1& &3 4)
Don't you cry no more
Riff 1: Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & | (x2)
A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G A (x02220@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D E (022100@1)name="chord_320003@1">G E (022100@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244322@1">F#
Keys [organ]/electric 1 single notes
Break down 1: (half time, octaves) (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3)
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E A (x02220@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D E (022100@1)Riff 1 with SOLO: Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
Keys organ single notes
Electric 1 solo
Break down 2: (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2)
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E A (x02220@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D E (022100@1)Tag: (half time) (3 measures)
All notes are different (you will have to pick them out)
Slow triplet x2 F (sustain for 2 measures)
Verse 1: (soft, only keys [piano] arpeggiated)
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GOnce (320003@1)I rose above the noise and confusion
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GJust (320003@1)to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
I was soaring ever higher
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (bass/drums in)
But I flew too high
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GThough (320003@1)my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GThough (320003@1)my mind could think I still was a mad man
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1)
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)can hear them say
Chorus 1:
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GCarry (320003@1)on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) F(hit (133211@1)and off) Riff 1
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
Verse 2: (soft, keys [piano] /bass/drums only)
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GMasquerading (320003@1)as a man with a reason
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GMy (320003@1)charade is the event of the season
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
And if I claim to be a wise man
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GIt (320003@1)surely means that I don't know
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GOn (320003@1)a stormy sea of moving emotion
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) GTossed (320003@1)about I'm like a ship on the ocean
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
I set a course for winds of fortune
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GBut (320003@1)I hear the voices say
Chorus 2:
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GCarry (320003@1)on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) F(hit (133211@1)and off) 1 2 3 4*Drum hit
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
Solo 1: (medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only) (8 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2
A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)
Solo 2: (1st time, keys [organ] solo, 2nd time, electric solo)
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e (022000@1)| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2
E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1) C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1) C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D F# (244322@1)G (320003@1) G# (xx1114@1)A (x02220@1)
Riff 1
Bridge: (medium)
Am Am (mute)
Carry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_133211@1">F G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A CYou (x32010@1)will always remember
Am Am (mute)
Carry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_133211@1">F G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A C (x32010@1)
Nothing equals the splendor
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Now your life's no longer empty
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GSurely (320003@1)Heaven waits for you
Ending Chorus: (medium)
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GCarry (320003@1)on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) F(hit (133211@1)and off) Breakdown 2 vamp
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
