Carry On Wayward Son original guitar chords by
Kansas

1976•Rock•15.2K views•

Key: A minor•

Chorus 1

Carry on, my wayward son

There'll be peace when you are done

Lay your weary head to rest

Interlude 1

Don't you cry no more

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C/E

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D/F#

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Am

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C

C

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D

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C/E

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D/F#

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Em7

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A/E

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A/E

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Em7

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Solo 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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D

D

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C/E

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G

G

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D/F#

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Am

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C

C

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D

D

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C/E

C/E

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G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Em7

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Am

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G

G

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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Verse 1

Am

Am

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Em/G

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Once I rose above

Fmaj7

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G

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the noise and confusion

Am

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Em/G

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Fmaj7

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G

G

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Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion

Dm

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C

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Bb

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C

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I was soaring ever higher

Dm

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C

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G

G

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But I flew too high

Am

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Em/G

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Though my eyes could see,

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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G

G

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I still was a blind man

Am

Am

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Em/G

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Though my mind could think,

Fmaj7

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G

G

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I still was a mad man

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

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C

C

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I hear the voices when I'm dreaming

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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I can hear them say

Chorus 2

Am

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F

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Carry on, my wayward son

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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There'll be peace when you are done

Am

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G

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F

F

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Lay your weary head to rest

F

F

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D5

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C5

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Don't you cry no

Interlude 2

Am

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C/E

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G

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D/F#

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Am

Am

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C

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D

D

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C/E

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D/F#

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Verse 2

Am

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Em/G

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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G

G

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Masquerading as a man with a reason

Am

Am

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Em/G

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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G

G

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My charade is the event of the season

Dm

Dm

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C

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Bb

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C

C

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And if I claim to be a wise man, well

Dm

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C

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G

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It surely means that I don't know

Am

Am

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Em/G

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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G

G

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On a stormy sea of moving emotion

Am

Am

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Em/G

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7

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G

G

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Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean

Dm

Dm

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C

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Bb

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C

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I set a course for winds of fortune

Dm

Dm

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C

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G

G

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But I hear the voices say

Chorus 3

Am

Am

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C

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G

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F

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Carry on, my wayward son

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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There'll be peace when you are done

Am

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G

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F

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Lay your weary head to rest

F

F

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Don't you cry no more, no

Bridge 1

A5

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D

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Em

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Em

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D

D

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Interlude 3

Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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C/E

C/E

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G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

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D

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C/E

C/E

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G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Verse 3

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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Carry on, you will always remember

Am

Am

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G

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F

F

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Carry on, nothing equals the splendor

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Now your life's no longer empty

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Surely heaven waits for you

Chorus 4

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Carry on, my wayward son

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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There'll be peace when you are done

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Lay your weary head to rest

F

F

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Don't you cry, don't you cry no

Outro 1

Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Em7

Em7

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more

Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Em7

Em7

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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E

E

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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E

E

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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E

E

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Em7

Em7

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No more

Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Em7

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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E

E

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F#m

F#m

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A

A

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E

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F#m

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A

A

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F#m

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A

A

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Am

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G

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Fmaj7

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

Am
C
D
C/E
G
D/F#
Em7
A/E
Fmaj7
Em/G
Dm
Bb
F
D5
C5
A5
G5
Em
F#m
A
E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas is A minor.

The primary chords used in Carry On Wayward Son are Am, C, D, G, Em, A/E.

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