Carry On Wayward Son (chromatic)

by kansas · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

CARRY ON WAYWARD SON
By Kerry Livgren
Kansas
Key: Am

 6  7  7  8  -8    7 7-77-6
Car-ry on my way-ward son
   6     7    7    8   -8   7  6 -5
There'll be peace when you are done
 6    7   7  8   -8  7 7-77-6
Lay your wea-ry head to rest
  6   -5   6  -55 5
Don't you cry no more

 -3  4  -5  4  -4
Once I rose a-bove 
-3    -3  -3   3  -3  -4
the noise and con-fu-sion
 -3  4  -5  4   -4
Just to get a glimpse 
-3   6   -5   5  5  -5
Be-yond this il-lu-sion
-6 -6   6  -5  -5  5   6  -5
I was soar-ing ev-er high-er
-6 -6  6   -54   3
But I flew too high

  -3   4   -5    4   -4
Though my eyes could see 
-3  -3  -3  3   -3  -4
I still was a blind man
  -3   4   -5    4    -4 
Though my mind could think 
-3  6   -5  5  5  -5
I still was a mad man
-3 -6  -6    6  -5  -5   5    6   -5
I hear the voic-es when I'm dream-ing
-6 -6  6     7   7
I can hear them say

 6  7  7  8  -8    7 7-77-6
Car-ry on my way-ward son
   6     7    7    8   -8   7  6 -5
There'll be peace when you are done
 6    7   7  8   -8  7 7-77-6
Lay your wea-ry head to rest
  6   -5   6  -55 5
Don't you cry no more

-3    4  -5  4  -4-3 -3   -3  3 -3  -4
Mas-quer-ad-ing as a man with a rea-son
-3  4   -5  4  -4 -3  6   -5  5   5  -5
My cha-rade is the e-vent of the sea-son
-3  -6-6   6   -5 -5 5  6   -5
And if I claim to be a wise man
-5  -6  -6   6    -5 -5   4     3
It sure-ly means that I don't know
-3 4   -5  4 -4  -3 -3  -3  3 -3  -4
On a storm-y sea of mov-ing e-mo-tion
  -3   4  -5   4   -4 -3
Tossed a-bout I'm like a 
  6  -5  5  5  -5
ship on the o-cean
-3 -6 -6  6    -5    -5  5   6   -5
I set a course for winds of for-tune
-6 -6  6   -5    6  7   7
But I hear the voic-es say

 6  7  7  8  -8    7 7-77-6
Car-ry on my way-ward son
   6     7    7    8   -8   7  6 -5
There'll be peace when you are done
 6    7   7  8   -8  7 7-77-6
Lay your wea-ry head to rest
  6   -5   6  -55 5
Don't you cry no more

 7  -7 -7   7   -7  -7   7  6   7 6-55 
Car-ry on, you will al-ways re-mem-ber
 7  -7 -7   7   -7  8  -8   -7   -8   -7   
Car-ry on, noth-ing e-quals the splen-dor
-7   -7    7    -6  -6  -5 7-6-5-5
Now your life's no long-er  emp-ty
 -6  -6   7  7   -7    8  -8
Sure-ly heav-en waits for you

 6  7  7  8  -8    7 7-77-6
Car-ry on my way-ward son
   6     7    7    8   -8   7  6 -5
There'll be peace when you are done
 6    7   7  8   -8  7 7-77-6
Lay your wea-ry head to rest
  6   -5   6  -55 5
Don't you cry no more

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