Kansas – Carry On Wayward Son
250 4/4 8th Strumming Strumming [Leftoverture 1976]
Intro
(Am) (C) (G) (F)
Carry on my way-yyy-ward son-nnn…
(Am) (C) (G) (G)
There'll be peace when you-uuu are done-eee…
(Am) (C) (G) (F)
Lay your weary he-eee-ad to rest-ttt…
(F) (F) (F) (F)
Don't you cry no more-eee…
Interlude
Am.. C.... D D. C. G D Am.. C.... D D. C. G D
Riff
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
Am.. C.... D D. C. G D
Am.. C.... D D. C. G D
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
*** Am.. *** G.. * F.. (F..)(F..)(F..)(F..)
Verse 1
Am G F G
Once I rose above the noise and confusion…
Am G F G
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion…
Dm C A# A#. C.
I was soaring ever higher-rrr…
Dm C G G
but I flew too high…
Verse 2
Am G F G
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man…
Am G F G
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man…
Dm C A# A#. C.
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming-ggg…
Dm C G G
I can hear them say…
Chorus 1
Am C G F
Carry on my way-yyy-ward son-nnn…
Am C G G
There'll be peace when you-uuu are done-eee…
Am C G F
Lay your weary he-eee-ad to rest-ttt…
^ F (F)
Don't you cry no
Interlude
Am.. C.... D D. C. G D Am.. C.... D D. C. G D
more-eee…
Verse 3
Am G F G
Masquerading as a man with a reason…
Am G F G
My charade is the event of the season…
Dm C A# A#. C.
and if I claim to be a wise man-nnn…
Dm C G G
it surely means that I don't know…
Verse 4
Am G F G
On a stormy sea of moving emotion…
Am G F G
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean…
Dm C A# A#. C.
I set a course for winds of fortune-eee…
Dm C G G
but I hear the voices say…
Chorus 2
Am C G F
Carry on my way-yyy-ward son-nnn…
Am C G G
There'll be peace when you-uuu are done-eee…
Am C G F
Lay your weary he-eee-ad to rest-ttt…
^ F (F) (F)
Don't you cry no more-eee… Go…
Solo
Am Am Am.. D. C.. Am Am Am.. D....
Am Am Am.. D. C.. Am Am Am.. D....
Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em
Am Am Am.. D. C.. Am Am Am.. D....
Am Am Am.. D. C.. Am Am Am.. D....
Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em
Interlude
Am.. C.... D D. C. G D Am.. C.... D D. C. G D
Verse 5
*^ Am (G.) * G. F G
Carry on… You will always remember…
*^ Am (G.) * G. F G
Carry on… Nothing equals the splendor…
Dm C A# A#. C.
Now your life's no longer empty-yyy…
Dm C G G
Surely Heaven waits for-rrr you-uuu…
Chorus 3
Am C G F
Carry on my way-yyy-ward son-nnn…
Am C G G
There'll be peace when you-uuu are done-eee…
Am C G F
Lay your weary he-eee-ad to rest-ttt…
^ F (F) (F)
DON'T YOU CRY-YYY-YYY-YYY-YYY…
Don't you cry no
Outro
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
more-eee-eee-eee----eee-eee-eee-eee…
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
F#m F#m A E F#m F#m A E
F#m F#m A E F#m F#m A
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
No more-eee-eee-eee----eee-eee-eee-eee…
** Em (Em)(Em)(Em) ** Em (Em)(Em)(Em)
F#m F#m A E F#m F#m A E
F#m F#m A E F#m F#m A E
*** Am.. *** G.. * F