Carry on Wayward Son (Kansas) | Lexington Lab Band Chords

Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carry on Wayward Son (Kansas) | Lexington Lab Band chords
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Carry on my [G] wayward son, [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done
[C] Lay your weary head to [Am] rest, don't you cry no [D#] more
[C] [A]
[G] [G] [F#]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G] [F#] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[C]
[D] [G]
[Am]
[C] [G] [F#] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [Am]
[F]
Once [C] I rose above [F] the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, [C] just to get a glimpse [E] beyond [Em] this illusion
[Dm] [C] I was soaring ever [A#] [D] higher, [Dm] [G] but I flew too high
[Am] Though [G] my eyes could [F] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man, [G] though my mind [F] could think I still was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, [D] [C] I can [G] hear them say
[Am] [C] Carry on my [G] wayward [F] son, [C]
there'll be peace [G] when you are done
[Am] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to [F] rest, don't you [C] cry no more
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[A] [G]
[D] [Am] [G] Masquerading as [F] a man [G] with a reason, [Am] my [G] charade is [F] the events of the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know
[Am] [G] On a stormy [F] sea of [G] moving emotion, [Em] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [D] ocean
I [C] set a course for [A#] winds of fortune, [C] but I hear the [G] voices [Am] say
[C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [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
[G]
[C] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [A]
[C] [G] [D]
[E] [D] [B] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] [A]
[A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [A]
[C] [D] [G]
[F#] [A] [G] Carry on, you [F] will always [Am] remember, [G] your [F]
[G] [Dm] [C] last [A#] dollar [D] empty, [Dm] [C] surely heaven [G] waits for you
[C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [Am] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done
[C] Lay your weary [G]
head [F] to rest, [C] don't you cry [A]
[E] no more
[Em]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [F#]
[E] Wow!
[F#] [A] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [Am] [G]
[F]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Kansas - (Remix) Carry On Wayward Son chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, C, G, Am, F, G, Am and G. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with 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 _ [G] wayward son, [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done
_ [C] Lay your weary head to _ [Am] rest, don't you cry no _ _ [D#] more
_ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Once [C] I rose above [F] the noise [Em] and [Am] confusion, [C] just to get a glimpse [E] beyond [Em] this illusion
_ [Dm] [C] I was soaring ever [A#] _ [D] higher, _ [Dm] _ [G] but I flew too high
_ [Am] Though [G] my eyes could [F] see I still [G] was a blind [Am] man, [G] though my mind [F] could think I still was a mad [Dm] man
I [C] hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, _ [D] _ [C] I can [G] hear them say
_ [Am] _ [C] Carry on my [G] wayward [F] son, _ [C]
there'll be peace [G] when you are done
[Am] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to _ [F] rest, don't you [C] cry no more
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] Masquerading as [F] a man [G] with a reason, [Am] my [G] charade is [F] the events of the season
[Dm] And if [C] I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't _ know
[Am] _ [G] On a stormy [F] sea of [G] moving emotion, [Em] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [D] ocean
I [C] set a course for [A#] winds of fortune, [C] _ but I hear the [G] voices _ _ [Am] say
[C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [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
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [G] Carry on, you [F] will always [Am] remember, [G] your _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] last [A#] dollar _ [D] empty, [Dm] _ [C] surely heaven [G] waits for you
_ _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [Am] _ [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are done
_ [C] Lay your weary [G]
head [F] to rest, [C] don't you cry [A] _
[E] no more
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ Wow!
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Kerry Livgren who authored this song.

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