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...