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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" KANSAS As heard on LEFTOVERTURE (KIRSHNER)

Words and Music by Kerry Livgren * Transcribed by Jesse Gress and Jeff Perrin

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~ Intro (0:00) [ID (0:16)

Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary NC (Am7) head to rest Don't you cry o~: 1 and 2 (elec. w/dist.) no more

8 J!hy. Fig. I

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[QJ 1st Guitar Solo (0:43)

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" (Am)

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[I) 1st Verse (1:07)

Once I Am

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rose above G6

the noise Fmaj7

and confusion G Am

just to get a G6

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was soaring ever higher but I flew Dm c B~ c Dm c

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Bass

glimpse beyond Fmaj7

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too high G

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this illusion G

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Though my mind could think I still was a mad man

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hear the voices when I'm dreaming can hear them say Om c B~ c Om c G

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[QJ 1st Chorus (1:39)

Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Am c G Fsus2 Am c G •Gt r. I (w/clean tone)

46 let ring tliroug/Jout

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Lay your weary head to rest don't you cry no more Am c G F N.C.(Am7) (0) (G) (D/F#)

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*Notes i11 par enthesis played first time only .

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" []] 2nd Verse (2:03)

Masquerading as a man with a reason my charade is the On a stormy sea of moving emotion tossed about I'm like

Am G6 F G6 Am G Ctr. 5 pla ys Rhy. Fig. 3 simile (see bar 38)

56 Bass

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l. And If I claim to be a wise man it surely means that I don't know I set a course for winds of fortune but I hear the voices

60 Om C B~ C Om C G

[I) 2nd and 3rd Choru ses (2:33, 3:54)

Carry on my wayward son there'll be peace when

Am c G FS Am c 65 Gtr . I (w/clean tone)

2 0 2 0 0

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3 I I Bass pla ys Bass Fig. 3 (see bar 46)

Lay your weary head to rest don't you cry don't you cry

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" [!J Organ Solo (3:02)

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Bass plays Bass Fig. 4 (see bar 73)

[R] 2nd Guitar Solo (3:25)

N.C.(E7#9) Gtrs. 1 and 2 play Rhy. Fig. 5 (see bar 77)

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[RJ Br idge (3:44)

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON"

05 Now your life's no longer

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[Q] (4:13)

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[ID 3rd Guitar Solo (4:28)

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{F#S) (AS) (ES) (F#S) (AS)

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"CARRY ON WAYWARD SON" ~ (4:42) Gtr. 1 No more· 112 (E5) ES Ctr. 3 plays Fill I (see bottom of page)

Gtr . 2

Ctr. I plays Rhy. Fig. 2 (see bar 13) 116 Gtr. 2 ~ P.M. ____ ,

Ctr. 3 plays Fill} (see bottom of page)

IT] 4th Guitar Solo (4:56)

N.C.(F#S) (A5) (ES) Ctrs . I a11d 2 play Rhy. Fig. 6 fo ur times (see bar 104) I

Bass plays Bass Fig. 6fo11r times(see bar /04 )

(F#S) (AS) (ES)

124 ~

A5 G5 Ctr. I plays Rhy. Fill I (see bar 27) Ei:r 2. 3. and ~di visi• , _ ___ ff ___ _

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