Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son (Official Video) Chords

Tempo:
128.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

E

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son (Official Video) chords
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Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when [G] you are done.
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more.
[Am]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] [C] [A] [D] [G]
[F#m] [E] [Em]
[E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[E]
[Em] [C] My [D] wayward [Am] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F] son.
[Am] [C] Once I rose [F] above the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, just [Em] to get a glimpse [F]
beyond [Em] this illusion.
[Dm] [C] I was [A#] soaring ever higher, [C] [Dm] I [C] flew [G] too high.
[Am] [Em] Though my eyes could [Dm] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man.
Though [Em] my mind could think, [F] I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man.
I hear [C] the voices when [A#] I'm dreaming, [C] [Dm] I [C] can hear [G] them say.
[A] [C] Carry [G] on my wayward [F] son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done.
[A] Lay [C] your [G] weary head to [F] rest, [C] don't you cry no more.
[D] [Em]
[G] [F#m] [Am]
[D] [Am] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [Em] Masquerading as [F] a man with [G] no [Am] reason, my [Em] charade is [F] the event [G] of the [Dm] season.
And if [C] I claim to [A#] be a wise [C] man, [Dm] it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know.
[Am] [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving emotion, [Am] [Em] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean.
A [C] sad chorus for [A#] winds of fortune, [C] [Dm] [C] but I hear the [G] voices 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 weary [G] head [F] to rest, [Am] don't you cry no more.
[E] [C]
[G#] [A] [D]
[C]
[D]
[E] [B] [G] [D]
[E] [Bm] [A] [E]
[Am] [D] [G] [A] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[C]
[D]
[E] [Em]
[C] [G]
[G#] [C] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [A] [C]
Carry [D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [G] on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done.
You [F] will
[G] [Am] remember, carry [G] on.
[F] Nothing equal [Em] to spare [D] [C] my son, [A#] your prayer and [C] plea.
[D] [C] Surely coming way [G] for you.
[A] [C] Carry on my [G] wayward [F] son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done.
[A] [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, [A] don't you [Am] cry [E] no [Em] [D]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [G]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] more.
[F#] [A] [E] [Am] [G]
[F]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Kansas - (Remix) Carry On Wayward Son chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, A, C, G, Em, E and Em in sequence. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 129. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when [G] you are done.
_ Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ My [D] wayward _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] son. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] Once I rose [F] above the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, just [Em] to get a glimpse [F]
beyond [Em] this illusion.
[Dm] _ [C] I was [A#] soaring ever _ higher, [C] [Dm] I [C] flew [G] too high.
_ [Am] _ [Em] Though my eyes could [Dm] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man.
Though [Em] my mind could think, [F] I still [G] was a mad [Dm] man.
I hear [C] the voices when [A#] I'm dreaming, _ [C] _ [Dm] I [C] can hear [G] them say.
_ [A] _ [C] Carry [G] on my wayward [F] son, [A] _ [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done.
[A] Lay [C] your [G] weary head to [F] _ rest, [C] don't you cry no _ more.
_ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] Masquerading as [F] a man with [G] no [Am] reason, my [Em] charade is [F] the event [G] of the [Dm] season.
And if [C] I claim to [A#] be a wise [C] man, [Dm] it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know.
_ [Am] _ [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving emotion, [Am] _ [Em] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean.
A [C] sad chorus for [A#] winds of fortune, [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] but I hear the [G] voices _ 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 weary [G] head [F] to rest, [Am] don't you cry no more.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[G#] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [C] _
Carry [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done.
You [F] will _
[G] [Am] remember, _ carry [G] on.
[F] Nothing equal [Em] to spare [D] _ [C] my son, [A#] your prayer and [C] plea.
[D] _ [C] Surely coming way [G] for you.
_ [A] _ [C] Carry on my [G] wayward [F] son, [A] _ [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done.
[A] _ [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, [A] don't you [Am] _ cry [E] no _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] more.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Kerry Livgren who authored this song.

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