Carry On Lyrics

As recorded by Manowar
(From the 1987 Album FIGHTING THE WORLD)
Words and Music by Joey DeMaio
E5(type 3)
F#5(type 2)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steel-Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - '8va'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=87
Gtr I
H
H
|-----5-------5---|-----0---^(0)----|-----5-------5---|---4-------4------|
|-------6-------6-|-------2-^(2)----|-------6-------6-|-----4-------4----|
|-----------------|---------^(2)----|-----------------|-------4-------4--|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q W Wx6
Verse 1st,2nd & 3rd
Gtr II
HHHHHHHH
||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
||o-2----2----|-4----0----|-2----2----|-4----2----||
Pre-Chorus Chorus
PM PM| PM PM|
H H H H S S S S Q S S S S Q
PM PM PM
S S S S Q H S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x H
|---------------------------------o||----------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-2--------||
Q Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
H H H H
Gtrs III, IV Gtr III
Q E S S +Q E S S +Q S S S S +E S S E S S
H H
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H H
Gtrs III, IV
S S T T S S S S S +S S E Q
|-12-14b16r14p12----14-12----14b16==(14)r-14-14-14--|
H H
Gtr III
PM--------------------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
E5(type 3) F#5(type 2)
H H +H W
S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T H +H Wx6
|-------------------------14-16-17-16-17-19s21-19b21=====|=(19)r----|--------|
Out-Chorus
Gtrs I, II
H H Q Q H
||o------------0----------|--------------|
||o-2---------------------|-0---2---2----|
| Gtr III
| PM PM| PM PM|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H
||o-----------------------|--------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-0-0-2-2-7----|
H H Q Q H 6x
|------------0----------|--------------o||
|-2---------------------|-0---2---2----o||
| PM PM| PM PM|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H 6x
|-----------------------|--------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-0-0-2-2-2----o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths