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Kansas Carry On My Wayward Son Guitar Tab


Carry On My Wayward Son Bass Tab
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Tuning:Standard

	Main Riff  The chords for the main riff are: Am C Am D  (FYI)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3------5-5/7--7p5-3-5-3---------------------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5--5-3-5--------------3-2--------------------------------------------|

   E                 E
e|-----3-3---------------5-3------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3---------------5-3------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-1---------------1-1----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---------5-----2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2--------5-7p5--2-2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----5h7-------0-0----------------------------------------------------|

   Then after the solo before the verse  goes something like this
   I don know the solo
     The Chords are Am Am Am G Am G F
e|-0-0-0-3-0-3-5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------This is a complete waste of space---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

	Here's the Chords for the verses
Am      G            F          G
As I rose above the noise and confusion
Am        G           F            G
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
Dm      C          Bb   C   Dm    C       G
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew to high
Am         G             F               G
Though my eyes can see i still was a blind man
Am          G                F            G
Though my mind could think i still was a mad man
Dm         C              Bb      C
I hear the voices when im dreaming
Dm      C       G
I can hear them say

    And the Chorus
Am     C     G       F
Carry on my wayward son
Am         C          G         F
There'll be peace when you are done
Am       C       G      F
Lay your weary head to rest

Don't you cry no more

  This comes in after the second chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-5--------------7-5---7-5--------------7---repeat----------------------|
A|-----7-5-----5-----5-3------7-5-----5-----5-------------------------------|
E|-5------8-5-8---3-5-----5------8-5-8---3-5--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-5-4-2---5---7-5-4-2-5-----5-------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------5-3---0---------2-3-4--------------------------------------------|

	Then leading into the next chorus
   Am   G F                         Dm   C    Bb    Dm  C   G
e|-5-5--3-1---------------------------1--------------1----------------------|
B|-5-5--3-1--------------------------3-----1----3---3----1------------------|
G|-5-5--4-2-------------------------2-----0----3---2----0----0--------------|
D|-7-7--5-3----------repeat once---0-----2----3---0----2----0---------------|
A|-7-7--5-3-------0-3-------------------3----1--------3----2----------------|
E|-5-5--3-1--0-1-3----------------------------------------3-----------------|

  Outro:    While the lead is soloing the second guitar is playing
this
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-0------2-0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---3--0-0---3--0-0----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------0-0-------------------------------------------------|


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/k/kansas/344562.html

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Jake Bounds Oct 14, 2006 at 4:47 PM PST

I think it's about a chistiam actor who has alot of money and is always trying to get more and the bible is saying that the things that you accumulate on this earth don't mattter but he dosn't listen to it and the reason I think he's an actor is because of that verse "Masquerading as a man with a reason, My charade is the event of the season And if I claim to be a wise man, well It surely means that I don't know "

Bobby McCorkle Nov 13, 2006 at 1:38 PM PST

I heard this song on a religious retreat and it is so good just to reflect on it and it really motivates yu...t hanged my life.

FrEAk!!! Matis Jul 16, 2006 at 2:53 PM PST

im sad, no one knows what this song is about. i dont either. how depressing

Rosa Beauchamp Aug 9, 2006 at 8:19 PM PST

Well Wayward means 'going with out set motives or objectives. So what i think this song is about is, A person drifting through life. Thats my guess.

mat bar Sep 27, 2006 at 10:24 PM PST

i'm not religious at all but here is [one of] my thoghts on the song... it is about jesus being upset over how christians have prostituted their religion and his image. perhaps...

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