Carry On Wayward Son
KansasVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & | (x2)
Keys organ]/electric 1 single notes
Break down 1: (half time, octaves) (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3)
Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
Keys organ single notes
Break down 2: (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2)
Tag: (half time) (3 measures)
All notes are different (you will have to pick them out)
Slow triplet x2 F (sustain for 2 measures)
(soft, only keys arpeggiated)
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say
Carry on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
(hit and off) Riff 1
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
(soft, keys /bass/drums only)
Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man
It surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say
Carry on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
Am C G F F (hit and off) 1 2 3 4*Drum hit
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
(medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only) (8 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2
(1st time, keys solo, 2nd time, electric solo)
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2
(medium)
Carry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
You will always remember
Carry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
Nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely Heaven waits for you
Ending Chorus: (medium)
Carry on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done
Am C G F F (hit and off) Breakdown 2 vamp
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
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Readable chord sheet for Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 & 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 & triplet | 1 & 2 3 & | (x2)
[A] [G] [A] [C]Keys[A] [[G]or[A]ga[D]n]/e[E]le[G]ct[E]ri[D]c [C]1 sing[D]le[G] not[D]es[F#]
Break down 1: (half time, octaves) (6 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x3)
[E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B] [D] [G] [D] [E]
Electric 2 / bass riff (6 measures)
Keys organ single notes
Break down 2: (half time, octaves 1 guitar very high) (4 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & | 1 2 triplet triplet | (x2)
[E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [B] [D] [G] [D] [E]
Tag: (half time) (3 measures)
All notes are different (you will have to pick them out)
Slow triplet x2 F (sustain for 2 measures)
(soft, only keys [piano] arpeggiated)
[Am]Once I [G]rose above the [F]noise and [G]confusion
[Am]Just to [G]get a glimpse [F]beyond this [G]illusion
[Dm]I was [C]soaring ever [Bb]higher [Bb] [C]
[Dm]But I [C]flew too [G]high
[Am]Though my [G]eyes could see I [F]still was a [G]blind man
[Am]Though my [G]mind could think [F]I still was [G]a mad man
[Dm]I hear the [C]voices when I'm [Bb]dreaming
[Dm]I can [C]hear them [G]say
[Am]Carry [C]on my [G]wayward [F]son, [Am]There'll be [C]peace when [G]you are done
[Am] [C] [G] [F] [F] (hit and off) Riff 1
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
(soft, keys [piano] /bass/drums only)
[Am]Masque[G]rading as a [F]man with a [G]reason
[Am]My cha[G]rade is the [F]event of the [G]season
[Dm]And if I [C]claim to be a [Bb]wise man [Bb] [C]
[Dm]It surely [C]means that I don't [G]know
[Am]On a [G]stormy sea of [F]moving [G]emotion
[Am]Tossed [G]about I'm like a [F]ship on the [G]ocean
[Dm]I set [C]a course for winds of [Bb]fortune [Bb] [C]
[Dm]But I [C]hear the voices [G]say
[Am]Carry [C]on my [G]wayward [F]son, [Am]There'll be [C]peace when [G]you are done
Am C G F F (hit and off) 1 2 3 4*Drum hit
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more
(medium-soft, bass/drums/electrics only) (8 measures)
| 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & | x2
[A] [A] [G] [A] [D] [C] [A] [A] [G] [A] [D]
(1st time, keys [organ] solo, 2nd time, electric solo)
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | x2
[E] [E] [D] [C#] [B] [A] [G] [E] [G] [E] [E] [D] [C#] [B] [D] [F#] [G] [Ab] [A]
(medium)
[Am]Car[Am]ry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
[G]You will [F]alway[E]s [F]re[G]me[A]mb[C]er
[Am]Car[Am]ry on 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
[G]Nothing [F]equals [E]th[F]e [G]sp[A]le[C]ndor
[Dm]Now your [C]life's no longer [Bb]empty [Bb] [C]
[Dm]Surely [C]Heaven waits for [G]you
Ending Chorus: (medium)
[Am]Carry [C]on my [G]wayward [F]son, [Am]There'll be [C]peace when [G]you are done
Am C G F F (hit and off) Breakdown 2 vamp
Lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more