Carry On My Wayward Son Chords
by Kansas
Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, Am, G, F, D5, A757, D7, G474, D757, A5 and Bm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em D C D
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Em D C D
just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
Am G F G Am G D
I was soaring ever higher , but I flew too high.
Em D C D
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Em D C D
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
Am G F G Am G D
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming I can hear them say
Em G D C {Chorus}
Carry on my wayward son
Em G D
There'll be peace when you are done
Em G D C
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more Em D C D....2 TIMES
Em D C D
Masquerading as a man with a reason
Em D C D
my charade is the event of the season
Am G F G Am G
And if I claim to be a wise man It surely means
D
that I don't know.
Em D C D
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Em D C D
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
Am G F G Am D
I set sail for winds of fortune but I hear the voice's say
{Chorus}
{RIFF}A-757 D5 A757 D7 G474 D757 A5 D7 A5
Em {mute} D C
Carry on You will allways remember
Em {mute} D C
carry on nothing equals the splendor
Am G F Am G D
Now your life's no longer empty surely heaven waits for you.
Em G D C Em G D
Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done
Em G D C
Lay your weary head to rest AND don't you cry don't you cry
Bm7
no more....