Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (Official Audio) Chords

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (Official Audio) chords
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Key:
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son chords with lyrics, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, C, G, Em, E, Em, F, G, Am, Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 129. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G.

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Carry on my wayward son, [G] there'll be peace when you are done.
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more.
[Am] .
[D] [Em] [D] [G] [D] .
[A] [C] [A] [D] [G] .
[D] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [C] .
[D] [C] [G] .
[F#] [C] [D] .
[G] [D] Once [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [Am] .
[G] [F] .
[Am] [C] I rose [F] above the noise [Em] and confusion, [Am] just [Em] to get a [F] glimpse beyond [C] this illusion.
[Dm] [C] I was [A#] soaring ever [C] higher, [D] to [C] .
[G] too high.
[Am] [Em] Though my eyes [F] could see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man, [Em] though my mind [F] could think I [G] still was a [Dm] mad man.
[C] I hear the voices when [A#] I'm dreaming, [C] [Dm] I [C] 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.
[D] .
[G] [D] [A] .
[C] [D] [G] .
Masquerading [F#m] [Am] [Em] [F] as a man [G] with no [Am] reason, [Em] my charade is [F] the event [G] of the season.
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise [C] man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know.
[Am] [Em] On this stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Em] [Am] emotion, [Em] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean.
A [C] set of cards for [A#] when to 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 [G] weary head [F] to rest, [Am] don't you cry no more.
[G] [C] .
[D] [G] [A] [D] .
[C] .
[D] .
[E] [G] .
[D] [Em] [G] .
[G#] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] .
[D] [G] [D] .
[C] .
[D] .
[E] [C#m] [Bm] [G] .
.
[G#] [C] [A] [D] .
[G] [D] [C] .
[D] [G] .
[D] [Am] [G] You [F] will [C] all [Am] [G] [F] get equal [C] despite [D] [C] [A#] hunger and [C] fear, [D] [C] surely heaven [G] waits for [A] you.
[C] Carry on [G] my [F] [Am] [C] wayward son, there'll be [G] peace when you are done.
[A] [C] Lay your weary [G].
head [F] to rest, don't you [Am] cry no [E] [Em] .
[E] [Em] .
[E] [Em] .
[E] [Em] .
[F#] [A] .
[E] [F#m] [A] [E] .
[F#m] [A] [E] .
[F#m] [A] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [E] .
[Em] [F#m] .
[F#] [Am] [E] [F#m] .
[E] [F#m] .
[A] [E] [F#m] .
[A] [E] [Am] [G] .
[F] .
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This song was composed by Kerry Livgren.

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