Carry On Wayward Son chords by Kansas (Official Version)
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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Solo 1
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Verse 1
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Once I rose above
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the noise and confusion
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Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
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I was soaring ever higher
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But I flew too high
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Though my eyes could see,
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I still was a blind man
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Though my mind could think,
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I still was a mad man
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I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
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I can hear them say
Chorus 2
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Carry on, my wayward son
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There'll be peace when you are done
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Lay your weary head to rest
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Don't you cry no
Interlude 2
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Verse 2
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Masquerading as a man with a reason
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My charade is the event of the season
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And if I claim to be a wise man, well
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It surely means that I don't know
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On a stormy sea of moving emotion
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Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean
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I set a course for winds of fortune
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But I hear the voices say
Chorus 3
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Carry on, my wayward son
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There'll be peace when you are done
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Lay your weary head to rest
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Don't you cry no more, no
Bridge 1
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Verse 3
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Carry on, you will always remember
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Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
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Now your life's no longer empty
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Surely heaven waits for you
Chorus 4
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Carry on, my wayward son
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There'll be peace when you are done
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Lay your weary head to rest
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Don't you cry, don't you cry no
Outro 1
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Carry On Wayward Son
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