Chords for Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son (Official Video) Unofficial ReMastered

Tempo:
127.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

A

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son (Official Video) Unofficial ReMastered chords
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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
[D]
[Em] [G] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Am]
[D] [G] [F#]
[C] [D]
[F#] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Am] [F]
[C] Once I rose above [F] the noise and [Em]
confusion
[Am] [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [C] this illusion
[G] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
[C] [Dm] But I flew too [G]
high
[Am] Though [Em] my eyes could see [F] I still was [G] a blind [Am] man
Though my mind [F] could think I still was a mad [Dm] man
I hear [C] the voices when [A#] I'm dreaming
[Dm] I [C] can hear [G] them say
[Am] [C] Carry on my [G]
wayward [F] son
[Am] There'll be [G] peace when you are done
[A] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to [F] rest
Don't you [C] cry no more
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [C] [D]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] Charading [F] as a man [G] with a [Am] reason
[G] My charade is [F] the event [G] of the [Dm] season
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 a stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion
[Em] Tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] set of course for [A#] winds 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]
[C] Lay your weary [G] head to [F] rest
Don't you cry no more
[A] [C]
[D] [Am] [D]
[A] [C] [Am]
[D] [E] [C#]
[D] [Em] [A]
[F#m] [G#] [C] [D]
[A] [C]
[A] [D] [C] [D]
[A] [C] [Am]
[C#m]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G#] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [D]
[A] [C] [A] [G]
[D] [D] [A] Carry on
[F] You will [A] always [Am] remember Carry on
[F] Nothing [C] equals a smile
[D] [C]
Life's no [A#] longer empty
[Dm] [C] Surely it's all been [G] wasted on you
[A] [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
[A] Don't you cry
[E] [Em] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[F#] [A]
[E] [F#] [A]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[E] [F#m] [A]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [Am]
[G] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Kansas - (Remix) Carry On Wayward Son chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, G, Am, C, F, Am, G and F. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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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
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Once I rose above [F] the noise and [Em]
confusion
[Am] _ [Em] Just to get a [F] glimpse beyond [C] this illusion
[G] I was soaring [A#] ever higher
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] But I flew too [G]
high
_ _ [Am] Though [Em] my eyes could see [F] I still was [G] a blind [Am] man
Though my mind [F] could think I still was a mad [Dm] man
I hear [C] the voices when [A#] I'm dreaming
_ _ [Dm] I [C] can hear [G] them _ say
[Am] _ [C] Carry on my [G]
wayward [F] son
[Am] _ There'll be [G] peace when you are done
[A] Lay [C] your weary [G] head to [F] _ rest
Don't you [C] cry no more
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] Charading [F] as a man [G] with a [Am] reason
[G] My charade is [F] the event [G] of the [Dm] season
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 a stormy [F] sea of [G] moving [Am] emotion
[Em] Tossed about I'm [F] like a ship [G] on the [Dm] ocean
A [C] set of course for [A#] winds 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] _
[C] Lay your weary [G] head to [F] _ rest
Don't you cry no more _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ Carry on
[F] You will [A] always [Am] remember Carry on
[F] Nothing [C] equals a smile
[D] _ _ [C]
Life's no [A#] longer empty
_ [Dm] _ [C] Surely it's all been [G] wasted on you
[A] _ [C] Carry on [G] my [F] wayward [A] son
[C] There'll be peace [G] when you are done
[A] _ [C] Lay your weary [G] head [F] to rest
_ [A] Don't you cry
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Kerry Livgren.

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