# CARRY ON WAYWARD SON by KANSAS Lyrics, Chords, and that awesome riff! (N.C.) 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 {riff} [clean distortion (if there is such a thing) effect] e-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G-|--------------|--------------|--4--7--4-----|--------------| D-|-----------5--|-----------7--|----------7-5-|--7-----7-----| A-|--7--5--7-----|--7--5--7-----|--------------|-----5-----4--| E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| {repeat once each time played}

^EmOnce I ^Drose above the ^Cnoise and ^Dconfusion ^EmJust to ^Dget a glimpse ^Cbeyond this ^Dillusion ^AmI was ^Gsoaring ever ^Fhigher ^F ^G ^AmBut I ^Gflew too ^Dhigh ^EmThough my ^Deyes could see I ^Cstill was a ^Dblind man ^EmThough my ^Dmind could think I ^Cstill was a ^Dmad man ^AmI hear the ^Gvoices when I'm ^Fdreaming ^F ^G ^AmI can ^Ghear them ^Dsay

^EmCarry ^Gon my ^Dwayward ^Cson ^EmThere'll be ^Gpeace when ^Dyou are done ^EmLay your ^Gweary ^Dhead to ^Crest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more

{riff}

^EmMasque^Drading as a ^Cman with a ^Dreason ^EmMy cha^Drade is the ^Cevent of the ^Dseason ^AmAnd if I ^Gclaim to be a ^Fwise man ^F ^G ^AmIt surely ^Gmeans that I don't ^Dknow ^EmOn a ^Dstormy sea of ^Cmoving ^Demotion ^EmTossed ^Dabout I'm like a ^Cship on the ^Docean ^AmI set ^Gsail for winds of ^Ffortune ^F ^G ^AmBut I ^Ghear the voices ^Dsay

^EmCarry ^Gon my ^Dwayward ^Cson ^EmThere'll be ^Gpeace when ^Dyou are done ^EmLay your ^Gweary ^Dhead to ^Crest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more

{riff} Em (mute) Carry on

You will ^Dalways ^Cremember Em (mute) Carry on Nothing ^Dequals the ^Csplendor ^AmNow your ^Glife's no longer ^Fempty ^AmSurely ^GHeaven waits for ^Dyou

^EmCarry ^Gon my ^Dwayward ^Cson ^EmThere'll be ^Gpeace when ^Dyou are done ^EmLay your ^Gweary ^Dhead to ^Crest (N.C.) Bm7 Don't you cry {vocal echo: Don't you cry} no more

[Submitted by JP Leong at hleong@worldnet.att.net] Note: This is based on Carry on Wayward Son music done in a possibly different key (taken from an SATB The last time I heard the real song was a few months ago...

Kansas - Carry on my wayward son