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if I messed up a couple.
Also, I don't know the official chord names.
From what I've seen, they play it in standard tuning either open or capo 1st fret.
Tab was based on this performance (no capo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=W9PiLdjmR0w&feature=related
Enjoy!

Chords:
         EADGBe
Chord diagramE MajorE        022100
Chord diagramA augmentedA        x02200
Chord diagramBB        x24400
Chord diagramF#F#       044300
Chord diagramAbAb       066400
A2       077650
B2       099870

Lick played at intro and other times in the song:
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G---1---------------------------------|
D---2-------2-------------------------|
A---2-----2---2-0---------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

[INTRO]

Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA
[VERSE 1]
       Chord diagramE MajorE                                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
Well I woke up to the sound of silence and guns
                              Chord diagramE MajorE                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
were cutting like knives in a fist fight
      Chord diagramE MajorE
And I found you with a bottle of wine
     Chord diagramA augmentedA                                                Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
your head in the curtains and heart like the 4th of July

                   Chord diagramE MajorE
You swore and said we are not
           Chord diagramF#F#
we are not shining stars
       Chord diagramAbAb
This i know
              A2
cause i never said we are

            Chord diagramE MajorE
Though I've never been through hell like that
     Chord diagramA augmentedA                                                Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back
[CHORUS]
          Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on
         Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on
                 Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA
Carry on carry on


[VERSE 2]
     Chord diagramE MajorE                                           Chord diagramA augmentedA
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
              Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
at a bar off 75
       Chord diagramE MajorE                                            Chord diagramA augmentedA
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die
          Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramA augmentedA
All our neighbors and wives


[PRE CHORUS]
        Chord diagramE MajorE
But i'd like to think
      Chord diagramF#F#
I can cheat it all
        Chord diagramAbAb                         A2
to make up for the times i've been cheated on
         Chord diagramE MajorE
And it's nice to know
           Chord diagramF#F#
when i was left for dead
      Chord diagramAbAb
I was found and I know not these streets
     A2                B2
I am not the ghost you want to be


[CHORUS]
          Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on
         Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on

Chord diagramBB
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh


[BRIDGE]
   Chord diagramA augmentedA          Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramBB
My head is on fire, but my legs they're fine
            Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB
Cause after all, they are mine
                 Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramBB
Lay your clothes down on the floor, close the door, hold the phone
        Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
show me how, no one's ever gonna stop us now

Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramF#F#   Chord diagramAbAb  A2

Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramF#F#   Chord diagramAbAb  A2


[PRE CHORUS]
      Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramF#F#
Cause we are, we are shining stars
         Chord diagramAbAb               A2
We are invincible, we are who we are
       Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramF#F#
On our darkest day, when we're miles away
         Chord diagramAbAb                         A2     B2
Sun will come, we will find our way home


[CHORUS]
          Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on
         Chord diagramE MajorE                         Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramBB
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
      Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Carry on


[OUTRO]

(lots of oh's here, just keep playing Chord diagramE MajorE then Chord diagramA augmentedA)

               Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA
Carry on carry on
               Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA

Other versions of Carry On

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Carry on live acoustic by Fun.

VersionType
Carry onTabs
Carry on acousticChords
Carry on acousticTabs
Carry on live acousticTabs

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