Intro: D D E F C C A D Bb Bb Bb F F F A
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---7--7-9-10-----------7--------------------|
D|---7--7-9-10--10--10-7-7--8--8-8--3--3-3--7-|
A|---5--5-7-8---10--10-7-5--8--8-8--3--3-3--7-|
E|--------------8---8--5----6--6-6--1--1-1--5-|
Pre-Verse: D E F
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7777777777777777777777777777-9-10-| X4
D|--7-7777777777777777777777777777-9-10-|
A|--5-5555555555555555555555555555-7-8--|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse: E F# G E
Some people live that selfish desire some choose to shout when they speak
F# G D F# G F#
and they'll be the stars.
E F# G E F# G D
Caught in the flame of those deep in fire seeking out those with a voice one for tomorrow!
Pre-Chorus: D D C D
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--------------7-7-5-7-|
D|--7~--6~--5~--7-7-5-7-|
A|--------------5-5-3-5-|
E|----------------------|
They say we've lost our minds, we've just gained control
Chorus : D F C D
Search endlessly fight till we're free.
Bb F A
Fly past the edge of...the sea.
E G D E C G B
No bended knee, no mockery. Somehow we still carry on!
D E F D
(Fear fear fear fear fear)
Verse 2: E F# G E
Silence your fear we've got to move higher; high like the stars in the sky
F# G D F# G F#
guiding us all.
E F# G E F# G D
Battle the will of those who conspire; take back the passion to live. Vanish the sorrow!
Pre-Chorus: D D C D
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--------------7-7-5-7-|
D|--7~--6~--5~--7-7-5-7-|
A|--------------5-5-3-5-|
E|----------------------|
Destroy their perfect crime, watch the power fold
Chorus: D F C D
Search endlessly fight till we're free.
Bb F A
Fly past the edge of the sea.
E G D E C G B
No bended knee, no mockery. Somehow we still carry on!
Solo: E D G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7777777777777777------------------5555555555555555-|
D|--2222222222222222-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-|
A|--2222222222222222-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-3333333333333333-|
E|--0000000000000000------------------3333333333333333------------------|
E D B C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7777777777777777-4444444444444444-5555555555555555-|
D|--2222222222222222-7777777777777777-4444444444444444-5555555555555555-|
A|--2222222222222222-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|--0000000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
A G B E D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4444444444444444-99999999-77777777-|
D|--7777777777777777-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-99999999-77777777-|
A|--7777777777777777-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-77777777-55555555-|
E|--5555555555555555-3333333333333333------------------------------------|
C A D G B E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5555555555555555------------------7777777777777777----------44444444---|
D|--5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-55555555-44444444-2-|
A|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-55555555-22222222-2-|
E|-------------------5555555555555555------------------33333333----------0-|
Breakdown: (F# G E) X4
Solo: D E F
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7777777777777777777777777777-9-10-|
D|--7-7777777777777777777777777777-9-10-|
A|--5-5555555555555555555555555555-7-8--|
E|--------------------------------------|
Chorus: D F C D
Search endlessly fight till we're free.
Bb F A
Fly past the edge of the sea.
E G D E C G B
No bended knee, no mockery. Somehow, we still carry on!
Outro: C G D C G D
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-55-5-5----------7-77-7-7-7-77-7-7-5-55-5-5----------7-|
D|--5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-7-77-7-7-7-77-7-7-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-7-|
A|--3-33-3-3-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-3-33-3-3-5-55-5-5-5-|
E|-----------3-33-3-3----------------------------3-33-3-3---|
Carry on
Awesome song to try out. Power chords instead of the major or minor chords.Carry On chords and lyrics
Free chords for Carry On by Avenged Sevenfold. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
They say we've lost our minds, we've just gained control
Destroy their perfect crime, watch the power fold
G|-------------------7777777777777777------------------5555555555555555-|
D|--2222222222222222-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-|
A|--2222222222222222-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-3333333333333333-|
E|--0000000000000000------------------3333333333333333------------------|
G|-------------------7777777777777777-4444444444444444-5555555555555555-|
D|--2222222222222222-7777777777777777-4444444444444444-5555555555555555-|
A|--2222222222222222-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|--0000000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4444444444444444-99999999-77777777-|
D|--7777777777777777-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-99999999-77777777-|
A|--7777777777777777-5555555555555555-2222222222222222-77777777-55555555-|
E|--5555555555555555-3333333333333333------------------------------------|
G|--5555555555555555------------------7777777777777777----------44444444---|
D|--5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-55555555-44444444-2-|
A|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-55555555-22222222-2-|
E|-------------------5555555555555555------------------33333333----------0-|
Breakdown: (F# G E) X4
Carry on
Awesome song to try out. Power chords instead of the major or minor chords.Carry On Chords by Avenged Sevenfold
Learn how to play Carry On by Avenged Sevenfold with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Carry On chords”, “Carry On guitar chords”, or “Avenged Sevenfold Carry On chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Carry On chords and for experienced players who want accurate Carry On lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, E, F, C, A, Bb.
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