Carry on Wayward Son Chords by Kansas

Tempo:
129.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

E

Em

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, there'll be peace when you are done
Lay [G] your weary head to [C] rest, don't you cry no more
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[C] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[C]
[D] [G] [F#]
[Am] [D] [G]
Once [D] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [Am] [G]
[F]
[C] [Em] I rose [F] above the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, just [Em] to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was [Gm] soaring ever higher, [C] [Dm] to [C]
[G] the moon too high
[Am] Though [Em] my eyes could see, [Dm] I still was [G] 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 [A] son, [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [D] don't you [C] cry no more
[D]
[C] [G] [D] [Am]
[D] [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 season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise [C] man, [Dm] it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know
[Am] [Em] On this stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [Em] tossed about [F] I'm like a [G] ship on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course [A#] for winds of fortune, [C] [Dm] [C] but I hear [G] the voices say
[A] Carry [C] [G] on my wayward [F] [A] son, there'll [C] be [G] peace when you are done
[A] Lay [C] your [G] weary head to [F] rest, don't you cry no [Am] more
[C] [G] [A] [D]
[C]
[D]
[E] [B] [G]
[E] [F#m]
[G] [G#] [C] [G] [A]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [C]
[D] [E] [Em]
[E] [D]
[G] [G#] [Am]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[F#m] [Am] [G] Carry on [F] [Am] my wayward son, [G]
[F] there'll be [Em] peace [D] [C]
when [A#] you are done
Lay your weary head [C] to [Dm] rest, [C] don't you cry [G] [A] no more
Carry [C] on my [G] wayward [F] son, [A] there'll [C] be [G] peace when you are done
[A] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to rest, don't you cry no more
[F] [Am] Don't you cry
[A#] [E] [Em] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[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]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
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To start learning Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, A, C, G, Em, E and Em. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 130. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G# Major.

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Carry on my wayward son, _ there'll be peace when you are done
_ Lay [G] your weary head to [C] _ rest, don't you cry no _ more
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Once _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] I rose [F] above the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, just [Em] to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] _ [C] I was [Gm] soaring ever higher, [C] _ [Dm] to [C] _
[G] the moon too high
_ [Am] Though [Em] my eyes could see, [Dm] I still was [G] 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 [A] son, [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to _ rest, [D] don't you [C] cry no more
_ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [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 season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise [C] man, [Dm] it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know
_ [Am] _ [Em] On this stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [Em] tossed about [F] I'm like a [G] ship on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] sad course [A#] for winds of fortune, [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] but I hear [G] the voices _ say
[A] _ Carry [C] [G] on my wayward [F] _ [A] son, there'll [C] be [G] peace when you are done
[A] Lay [C] your [G] weary head to [F] _ rest, don't you cry no [Am] more _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ [G#] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Am] _ [G] Carry on [F] _ [Am] my _ wayward son, _ [G]
[F] there'll be [Em] peace [D] _ _ [C] _
when [A#] you are done
Lay your weary head [C] to [Dm] rest, [C] don't you cry [G] _ _ _ _ [A] no more
Carry [C] on my [G] wayward [F] son, [A] there'll [C] be [G] peace when you are done
_ [A] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to rest, don't you cry no more
[F] _ _ _ [Am] Don't you cry
_ [A#] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of The Best Of album.

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