Carry on Wayward Son Chords by Kansas
Tempo:
128.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carry on my wayward son
[G] There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to
[C] rest
Don't you cry no more
[D]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Em] [D] [G]
[F#m] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[C]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [E] [Em] Once [E]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F]
[C] I [Em] rose [F] above the noise and [Em] confusion
[Am] [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
[C] [Dm] [C] But I flew too [G] high
[Am] Though [Em] my eyes could [Dm] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
Though [Em] my mind could [F] think I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming
[C] [Dm] [C] I can hear [G] them say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
[C] Don't you cry no more
[A] [D] [Em]
[G] [F#m] [C]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [Em] Masquerading [F] as a [G] man with no [Am] reason
My [Em] charade is the [F] event of [G] the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to be [A#] a wise [C] man
[Dm] Well, it [C] surely means that I [G] don't know
[Am] On [Em] the stormy [F] sea of moving [G] [Em] [Am] emotion
[Em] Dust about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course for [A#] winds of fortune
[C] [Dm] [C] But I hear the [G] voices say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
Don't you [D#] cry no [G#] more
[A] [C] [G] [A] [C]
[G#] [G] [A] [D]
[C]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[E] [B] [Em] [Dm]
[E] [D] [C#m] [Bm] [F#] [G] [G#]
[Am]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [D] [C#] [G]
[E] [F#] [G]
[G#] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [G] [F]
[Am] Always remember
To [G] [F]
[Em] the [D] splendor [C] I saw [A#] longer and [C] me
[D] [C] Surely coming [G] way from
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
Don't [A] you cry, don't you [E] cry no
[Em] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [A]
[E] [F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [Am] [G]
[F]
[G] There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to
[C] rest
Don't you cry no more
[D]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Em] [D] [G]
[F#m] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[C]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [E] [Em] Once [E]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F]
[C] I [Em] rose [F] above the noise and [Em] confusion
[Am] [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
[C] [Dm] [C] But I flew too [G] high
[Am] Though [Em] my eyes could [Dm] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
Though [Em] my mind could [F] think I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming
[C] [Dm] [C] I can hear [G] them say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
[C] Don't you cry no more
[A] [D] [Em]
[G] [F#m] [C]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [Em] Masquerading [F] as a [G] man with no [Am] reason
My [Em] charade is the [F] event of [G] the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to be [A#] a wise [C] man
[Dm] Well, it [C] surely means that I [G] don't know
[Am] On [Em] the stormy [F] sea of moving [G] [Em] [Am] emotion
[Em] Dust about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course for [A#] winds of fortune
[C] [Dm] [C] But I hear the [G] voices say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
Don't you [D#] cry no [G#] more
[A] [C] [G] [A] [C]
[G#] [G] [A] [D]
[C]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[E] [B] [Em] [Dm]
[E] [D] [C#m] [Bm] [F#] [G] [G#]
[Am]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [D] [C#] [G]
[E] [F#] [G]
[G#] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [G] [F]
[Am] Always remember
To [G] [F]
[Em] the [D] splendor [C] I saw [A#] longer and [C] me
[D] [C] Surely coming [G] way from
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
Don't [A] you cry, don't you [E] cry no
[Em] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [A]
[E] [F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [Am] [G]
[F]
Key:
G
C
Em
E
D
G
C
Em
Carry on my wayward son
[G] There'll be peace when you are done
_ Lay your weary head to _
[C] rest
Don't you cry no more
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] Once _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I [Em] rose [F] above the noise and [Em] confusion
[Am] _ [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] But I flew too [G] _ high
_ [Am] Though [Em] my eyes could [Dm] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
Though [Em] my mind could [F] think I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] I can hear [G] them say
_ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] _ [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
[C] Don't you cry no more
[A] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] Masquerading [F] as a [G] man with no [Am] reason
My [Em] charade is the [F] event of [G] the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to be [A#] a wise [C] man
[Dm] Well, it [C] surely means that I [G] don't know
_ [Am] On [Em] the stormy [F] sea of moving [G] _ [Em] [Am] emotion
[Em] Dust about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course for [A#] winds of fortune
[C] _ [Dm] _ [C] But I hear the [G] voices _ say
[A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
_ Don't you [D#] cry no [G#] more
[A] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [G#] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
[G#] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ Always remember
To [G] _ [F] _
[Em] the [D] splendor _ [C] I saw [A#] longer and [C] me
[D] _ [C] Surely coming [G] way from _
_ _ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] _ [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
Don't [A] you cry, don't you [E] cry no
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
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[G] There'll be peace when you are done
_ Lay your weary head to _
[C] rest
Don't you cry no more
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] Once _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I [Em] rose [F] above the noise and [Em] confusion
[Am] _ [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] But I flew too [G] _ high
_ [Am] Though [Em] my eyes could [Dm] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
Though [Em] my mind could [F] think I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] I can hear [G] them say
_ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] _ [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
[C] Don't you cry no more
[A] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] Masquerading [F] as a [G] man with no [Am] reason
My [Em] charade is the [F] event of [G] the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to be [A#] a wise [C] man
[Dm] Well, it [C] surely means that I [G] don't know
_ [Am] On [Em] the stormy [F] sea of moving [G] _ [Em] [Am] emotion
[Em] Dust about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course for [A#] winds of fortune
[C] _ [Dm] _ [C] But I hear the [G] voices _ say
[A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
_ Don't you [D#] cry no [G#] more
[A] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [G#] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ Always remember
To [G] _ [F] _
[Em] the [D] splendor _ [C] I saw [A#] longer and [C] me
[D] _ [C] Surely coming [G] way from _
_ _ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son
[A] _ [C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest
Don't [A] you cry, don't you [E] cry no
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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