Carry On My Wayward Son chords by Kansas

CARRY ON WAYWARD SON by KANSAS
Lyrics, Chords, and that awesome riff!

(N.C.)
Carry on my wayward ...

{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}

Em     D              C         D
Once I rose above the ...
Em      D             C           D
Just to get a glimpse ...
Am    G            F        F G
I was soaring ...
Am    G        D
But I flew ...
Em        D                C           D
Though my eyes could see ...
Em        D                  C           D
Though my mind could think ...
Am         G               F           F G
I hear the voices ...
Am    G         D
I can hear ...

Em    G     D       C
Carry on my ...
Em          G          D
There'll be peace when ...
Em       G     D       C
Lay your weary ...
(N.C.)
Don't you cry ...

{riff}

Em    D           C          D
Masquerading as a ...
Em    D           C            D
My charade is the ...
Am       G             F           F G
And if I claim to be ...
Am        G                  D
It surely means ...
Em   D             C      D
On a stormy sea of ...
Em     D                C           D
Tossed about I'm like a ....
Am    G                 F         F G
I set sail for winds ...
Am    G               D
But I hear the ...

Em    G     D       C
Carry on my ...
Em          G          D
There'll be peace ...
Em       G     D       C
Lay your weary ...
(N.C.)
Don't you cry ...

{riff}

Em (mute)
Carry on
         D      C
You will ...
Em (mute)
Carry on
        D          C
Nothing equals ...
Am       G                F
Now your life's no ....
Am     G                D
Surely Heaven ...

Em    G     D       C
Carry on my ..
Em          G          D
There'll be peace when ...
Em       G     D       C
Lay your weary ...
(N.C.)                                       Bm7
Don't you cry {vocal echo....

[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 arrangement). The last time I heard the real song was a few months ago...