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 Wayward Son chords
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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]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, A, C, G, Em, E and Em in sequence. For best results, commence at 64 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 129. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song is part of Leftoverture album.