Chords for Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son Lyrics
Tempo:
127.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
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[D] [Em] [G] [D]
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[Em] [E] I
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[Em] was in confusion, [Am] [Em] just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this [Dm] illusion
[D] I was soaring [A#] ever higher, [A] too [C]
[G] too high
[Am] [Em] Though my eyes could [F] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
[G] Though my mind [F] could think, I still was a [Dm] mad man
[C] I hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, [C] [Dm] [C] I can [G] hear them say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [D] don't you cry [C] no more
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[Am] [G] Masquerading [F] as a man [G] with no [Am] reason, [G] my charade is [F] be man [G] of the season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know
[Am] [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [G] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the ocean
[Dm] A [C] set of course for [A#] whims of fortune, [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] Lay [C] your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [Am] don't you cry no more
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Carry on, [F] you will all [A] [Am] remember
That [F] he [E] was a [D] spangite [C] [A#] from your energy
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[C] Surely, he'll be [G] waiting for [A] you
[C] [G] [F] [A]
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
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[C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, [A] don't you cry [E] no
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Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
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[Em] [E] I
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[Em] was in confusion, [Am] [Em] just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this [Dm] illusion
[D] I was soaring [A#] ever higher, [A] too [C]
[G] too high
[Am] [Em] Though my eyes could [F] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
[G] Though my mind [F] could think, I still was a [Dm] mad man
[C] I hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, [C] [Dm] [C] I can [G] hear them say
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [D] don't you cry [C] no more
[D]
[G] [F#m] [C]
[D] [C] [G] [F#m]
[Am] [G] Masquerading [F] as a man [G] with no [Am] reason, [G] my charade is [F] be man [G] of the season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know
[Am] [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [G] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the ocean
[Dm] A [C] set of course for [A#] whims of fortune, [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] Lay [C] your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [Am] don't you cry no more
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Carry on, [F] you will all [A] [Am] remember
That [F] he [E] was a [D] spangite [C] [A#] from your energy
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[C] Surely, he'll be [G] waiting for [A] you
[C] [G] [F] [A]
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
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[C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, [A] don't you cry [E] no
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_ _ _ Carry on my wayward _ son, there'll be peace when you are done
_ Lay your weary head to _ rest, don't you cry no _ more
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_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] I _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] was in confusion, [Am] _ [Em] just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this [Dm] illusion
[D] I was soaring [A#] ever higher, [A] _ too [C] _
[G] too high
_ [Am] _ [Em] Though my eyes could [F] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
[G] Though my mind [F] could think, I still was a [Dm] mad man
[C] I hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] I can [G] hear them say
_ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [D] don't you cry [C] no more
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_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] Masquerading [F] as a man [G] with no [Am] reason, [G] my charade is [F] be man [G] of the season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know _
_ [Am] _ [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [G] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the ocean
[Dm] A [C] set of course for [A#] whims of fortune, _ [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] Lay [C] your [G] weary head [F] to rest, _ [Am] don't you cry no more _
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Carry on, [F] you will all [A] _ [Am] remember
That _ [F] he [E] was a [D] spangite _ [C] _ [A#] from your _ energy
[D] _
[C] Surely, he'll be [G] waiting for _ [A] you
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
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[C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, _ [A] don't you cry _ [E] no _ _
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_ Lay your weary head to _ rest, don't you cry no _ more
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_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] I _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] was in confusion, [Am] _ [Em] just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [Em] this [Dm] illusion
[D] I was soaring [A#] ever higher, [A] _ too [C] _
[G] too high
_ [Am] _ [Em] Though my eyes could [F] see, I still [G] was a blind [Am] man
[G] Though my mind [F] could think, I still was a [Dm] mad man
[C] I hear the voices [A#] when I'm dreaming, [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] I can [G] hear them say
_ [A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward son, [A] [C] there'll be peace [G] when you are [A] done
[C] Lay your [G] weary head [F] to rest, [D] don't you cry [C] no more
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_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] Masquerading [F] as a man [G] with no [Am] reason, [G] my charade is [F] be man [G] of the season
[Dm] And [C] if I claim to [A#] be a wise man, [Dm] well, it [C] surely means that [G] I don't know _
_ [Am] _ [Em] On the stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion, [G] tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the ocean
[Dm] A [C] set of course for [A#] whims of fortune, _ [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] Lay [C] your [G] weary head [F] to rest, _ [Am] don't you cry no more _
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Carry on, [F] you will all [A] _ [Am] remember
That _ [F] he [E] was a [D] spangite _ [C] _ [A#] from your _ energy
[D] _
[C] Surely, he'll be [G] waiting for _ [A] you
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
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[C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest, _ [A] don't you cry _ [E] no _ _
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