{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":836334,"song":"Carry On Wayward Son","artist":"Kansas","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11599114-carry-on-wayward-son-chords-by-kansas/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/836334?type=chord","rating":4.99252,"votes":895,"content":"Carry on, my wayward son\r\nThere'll be peace when you are done\r\nLay your weary head to rest\r\n         (drums count in 1&  &3 4)\r\nDon't you cry no more\r\n\r\n\r\nRiff 1: Electric 2 / bass riff   (6 measures)\r\n| 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & |  (x2)\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n        Keys [organ]/electric 1 single notes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBreakdown 1: (half time, octaves)  (6 measures)\r\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3)\r\n  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nRiff 1 with Solo: Electric 2 / bass riff   (6 measures)\r\n     Keys organ single notes\r\n     Electric 1 solo\r\n\r\n\r\nBreakdown 2: (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures)\r\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2)\r\n  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nTag: (half time) (3 measures)\r\nAll notes are different (you will have to pick them out)\r\nSlow triplet x2   F (sustain for 2 measures)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1] (soft, only keys [piano] arpeggiated)\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnce I rose above the noise and confusion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust to get a glimpse beyond this illusion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was soaring ever higher[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     (bass/drums in)\r\nBut I flew too high[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough my eyes could see I still was a blind man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough my mind could think I still was a mad man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI hear the voices when I'm dreaming[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can hear them say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCarry on, my wayward son,  there'll be peace when you are done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] (hit and off)              Riff 1\r\nLay your weary head to rest,   don't you cry no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2] (soft, keys [piano] arpeggiated /bass/drums)\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMasquerading as a man with a reason[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy charade is the event of the season[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if I claim to be a wise man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt surely means that I don't know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a stormy sea of moving emotion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI set a course for winds of fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I hear the voices say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCarry on, my wayward son,  there'll be peace when you are done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] (hit and off)      1 2 3 4*Drum hit\r\nLay your weary head to rest,   don't you cry no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo 1] (medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only)    (8 measures)\r\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2\r\n  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Solo 2] (1st time, keys [organ] solo, 2nd time, electric solo)\r\n| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e  | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2\r\n  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff 1]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge] (medium)\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] (mute)\r\nCarry on 1  2 & 3 & 4 &[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou will always remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] (mute)\r\nCarry on 1  2   & 3 & 4 &[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNothing  equals the splendor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow your life's no longer empty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSurely Heaven waits for you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending Chorus] (medium)\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCarry on, my wayward son,  there'll be peace when you are done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] (hit and off)              Breakdown 2 vamp\r\nLay your weary head to rest,   don't you cry no more[/tab]","plain_text":"Carry on, my wayward son\nThere'll be peace when you are done\nLay your weary head to rest\n         (drums count in 1&  &3 4)\nDon't you cry no more\n\n\nRiff 1: Electric 2 / bass riff   (6 measures)\n| 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & |  (x2)\n\n\n\nBreakdown 1: (half time, octaves)  (6 measures)\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3)\n  E E     E E       A B D   G D E\n\n\nRiff 1 with Solo: Electric 2 / bass riff   (6 measures)\n     Keys organ single notes\n     Electric 1 solo\n\n\nBreakdown 2: (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures)\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2)\n  E E     E E       A B D   G D E\n\n\nTag: (half time) (3 measures)\nAll notes are different (you will have to pick them out)\nSlow triplet x2   F (sustain for 2 measures)\n\n\n[Verse 1] (soft, only keys [piano] arpeggiated)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2] (soft, keys [piano] arpeggiated /bass/drums)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Solo 1] (medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only)    (8 measures)\n| 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2\n  A A       G   A   D   C   A A       G   A   D\n\n[Solo 2] (1st time, keys [organ] solo, 2nd time, electric solo)\n| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e  | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2\n  E E   D   C#  B   A   G   E   G    E E   D   C#  B D F#  G   G#  A\n\n\n[Riff 1]\n\n\n[Bridge] (medium)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending Chorus] 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