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Carry On Wayward Son

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Note - Some of the chords are 1 beat like the 1st 4 beats in the 1st instrumental
       A is 1 beat then c for 3 beats I left a bigger gap after the 2nd chord 
       so you can distinguish the difference 
[Chorus]
N.C.
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
[Instrumental]
 AC    D   G D
|     |   |    |
 AC    D  G  G D
|     |     |    |
 Em  Em  Em  Em
|   |   |   |   |
 Em  Em  Em  Em
|   |   |   |   |
 A   D   G D  Am D   G D
|   |   |    |  |   |    |
 Em Em Em Em
|  |  |  |  |
 AmG  F
|    |
         Ahhhh
[Verse 1]
                      G                   A
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
                                           G
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
                   Bb     F
I was soaring ever higher
      C        G    Am
But I flew too high
          G                F           G         Am
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
          G                  F           G
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
Dm         C               Bb      C Dm
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
      C         G   Am
I can hear them say
[Chorus]
      C     G       F   Am
Carry on my wayward son
            C          G            Am
There'll be peace when you are done
         C     G       F
Lay your weary head to rest
          D     AmC
N.C.              
Don't you cry no more
[Instrumental]
 D G  G D  DC    D  G D
|    |    |     |  |    |
[Verse 2]
Am     G          F          G      Am
Masquerading as a man with a reason
       G           F           G       Dm
My charade is the event of the season
         C             Bb
And if I claim to be a wise man, well
Dm        C                  G      Am
It surely means that I don't know
     G             F       G      Am
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
        G               F           G     Dm
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
        C                   Bb      C Dm
I set a course for winds of fortune
      C               G      Am
But I hear the voices say
[Chorus]
      C     G       F   Am
Carry on my wayward son
            C          G            Am
There'll be peace when you are done
         C     G       F
Lay your weary head to rest
                 Am
N.C.             
Don't you cry no more
No!
[Guitar Solo]
 A   C Am G D  D  C Am
|   |    |    |  |    |
 C Am D  D Em E Bm7A7A Em7Em7G
|    |  |    |    |    |  |
 Am  D Am Am D  D A  D  C  C A
|   |    |  |  |    |  |  |    |
 D    Bm G EmDDmG  Am7D  G D
|  |    |    |    |  |  |    |
   C   D G  G D  Am
|     |    |    |
[Bridge]
          G        F               Am
Carry on, you will always remember
          G       F                Dm
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
         C                Bb     Dm
Now your life's no longer empty
           C             G      Am
But surely heaven waits for you
[Chorus]
      C     G       F   Am
Carry on my wayward son
            C          G            Am
There'll be peace when you are done
         C     G       F
Lay your weary head to rest
N.C.
Don't you cry
                           Em
          Don't you cry no more
[Guitar Solo Outro]
 EmG  E Em
|    |    |
 Em Em Em Em Em
|  |  |  |  |  |
 F#mA E
|  |   |  x3
 F#mA   E EmE
|  |        
         No mo-----re
 EmE
|    |
 Em Em Em Em
|  |  |  |  |
 F#mA E
|  |   |  x4
 AmG  F
|    |

Carry On Wayward Son chords and lyrics

Free chords for Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Note - Some of the chords are 1 beat like the 1st 4 beats in the 1st instrumental
       A is 1 beat then c for 3 beats I left a bigger gap after the 2nd chord 
       so you can distinguish the difference 
[Chorus]
N.C.
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
[Instrumental]
|A C    |D   |G  D  |
|A C    |D   G  |G  D  |
|Em   |Em   |Em   |Em   |
|Em   |Em   |Em   |Em   |
|A   |D   |G  D  |Am  |D   |G  D  |
|Em  |Em  |Em  |Em  |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
|D  G  |G  D  |D C    |D  |G  D  |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
No!
[Guitar Solo]
|A   |C  Am  |G  D  |D  |C  Am  |
|C  Am  |D  |D  Em  |E  Bm7  A7|A  Em7  |Em7  G|
|Am   |D  Am  |Am  |D  |D  A  |D  |C  |C  A  |
|D  |  Bm  |G  Em  D|Dm  G  |Am7  |D  |G  D  |
|  C   |D  G  |G  D  |Am
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
N.C.
Don't you cry
[Guitar Solo Outro]
|Em  G  |E  Em  |
|Em  |Em  |Em  |Em  |Em  |
|F#m  |A  E |  x3
|Em  E  |
|Em  |Em  |Em  |Em  |
|F#m  |A  E |  x4
|Am  G  |F

Carry On Wayward Son Chords by Kansas

Learn how to play Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Carry On Wayward Son chords”, “Carry On Wayward Son guitar chords”, or “Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 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 Wayward Son chords and for experienced players who want accurate Carry On Wayward Son lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C, D, G, Em, Am.

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