CARRY ON WAYWARD SON As recorded by Kansas (from the 1977 Album "Leftoverture")
Transcribed by Slowhand ([email protected]) Words by Kerry Livgren Music by Kerry Livgren
A Intro P = 124 6 1 4 c c I 4 c V V V A capella vocals V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV Gtr I ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| || T A 5 B 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 2 sl.
10 V V I V V V V V V V V Gtr III || T A 9 9 B 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 V V V V c V c I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V Gtr I |||||||| ||||| |||||||| |||||||| T 12 12 12 12 A 5 12 12 B 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
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3 3 3 3 14 V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full || ||||||| M T 9 9 9 9 5 7 5 A 9 9 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 B 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 10 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 H H
3 V V 3 gV V V W V V V V V W j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ||||||| T 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 A 12 12 5 14 12 12 12 B 5 5 7 3 3 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 5 3 H H sl.
V 18 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V |||||||||||||||||| 3 3 3 3 3 ||| T 2 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 17 A 7 5 B 7 6 5 2 5 5 5 sl. P P P P P P P P P P sl.
c V c c I V V V V V V V V V V gV ||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T A 5 B 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 3 2 sl.
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V 20 V V I FullM FullM |||||| 17 17 20 17 17 ||||||||||||||| 5 T 17 20 17 20 17 17 20 17 5 8 A 17 19 19 20 19 17 19 17 17 17 7 B P
I c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V |||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| T A 5 B 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 sl.
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3 3 22 V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr IV ||||||||||| T 9 9 9 9 9 A 9 9 9 9 5 5 9 9 B 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
V V U W V V V V V V V V gV f V V j I V W
Gtr III 2 ||2||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 2 M M M M 5 ||||||||||| 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 T 5 5 8 5 A 8 7 5 7 5 B
3 V V V V 3 gV V c V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I
T 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 A 12 12 12 12 5 14 12 B 5 5 5 5 7 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 H H sl.
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3 3 26 V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 9 9 A 9 9 9 5 B 7 7 7 5 5 10 0 0 0 5 7 H H
U V V V V V V W V V V V U V V V V V V V W V V V V U I V V V V V 3 3 w
22 5 5 7 5 7 7 8||||||||||8|||8||8|||8||||||||8| T 5 5 5 8 5 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 A 7 B V W V W j I
T 12 12 12 12 A 12 12(gtrs. tacet) B
B 1st Verse 16 30 I
T A B
C Chorus
46 c c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II
T 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 A 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 B 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 P
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c 50 c c k j V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I |||||||| T 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 A 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 B 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 5 3 5 5 3
D 2nd Verse
54 V V V V c V c c V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V Gtr II |||||||||||| 0 0 0 0 T 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 A 5 2 2 3 2 B 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 5 0 3 5 3 2 3 1 3 sl.
59 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 T 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 A 2 2 3 2 0 3 3 B 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3
E Chorus
V 63 V V V V V c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1 1 0 0 3 T 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 B 3 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
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67 c c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 A 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 B 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 P
F Interlude c 71 k j V 2 4 V V V V V I V 4 4 V V V V V V V V V V V } V } V } } Gtr I ||||| T 2 5 5 A 3 7 5 7 5 5 B 3 7 5 5 x x x 5 x 3 3 1 5 8 5 8 3 5 P P P
75 V V W V I V V V V V W V V V V V V V V } V } V } V V V V } V |||||||||||||||||| T 7 7 A 7 5 7 7 7 5 B 7 5 5 x x x 5 5 7 5 5 x 5 8 5 8 3 5 5 8 5 8 3 P P P P P P
78 V W k c k k I V V V V V V W c c V V V V V V V V V W V V gV V } V } } V V } V } V } V |||||||||| T 5 5 7 7 A 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 B x x 5 x 3 3 7 5 5 x x x 5 5 7 5 4 5 5 8 5 8 3 5 0 7 P P P
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c 82 k k k c l k c k k c I c c V c c c c c V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V } V 1/4 ||||| M T A 5 7 5 B 5 7 5 4 5 3 7 5 5 x 5 3 0 7 2 3 3 4 5 8 5 8 3 P P P
86 V V V V V W I V V V V V V V V W } V } } V V V V V V } V } V } ||||||||||||| |||||| T 5 5 7 7 A 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 B x x 5 x 3 3 7 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 5 8 5 8 3 5 P P P
89 V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V } V } } V V V V V V } V |||||||||||| T 5 5 A 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 B 7 5 5 x x x 5 x 3 3 7 5 5 x 5 8 5 8 3 5 5 8 5 8 3 P P P P P P
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V V gV V V V V V V t V V V V V 92 u k u k u k u k V V I 3 V 3
Gtr III 3 M A.H. 15 15 14 12 T 15 12 15 12 12 14 [12] 14 12 14 12 12 A 0 14 12 B H P G H P
V W k c k k k k k c l c I V W c c c c V V W V V gV V V } V } V V V Gtr I ||||||||||||||||||| T 7 7 A 7 7 5 B x x 5 5 7 5 4 5 5 0 7 5 3
V gV f V V V V gV f V V V 95 k V V V V gV f V V V V I u gV f V 3 3 } T 12 13 12 12 14 12 13 12 12 12 A 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 B 14 13 12 x H P H P k c k k c I c c c c c c V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V V 1/4 M |||||| |||||| T A 5 B 7 5 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 3 0 7 2 3 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 5 sl.
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G Bridge 99 j k I c V V V V V T A 0 B 0 2 3 3 c c j j j j I V V V V V V c V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V |||||||| ||||||||||| T A 2 2 2 2 B 5 5 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 3 3
103 j k k k k c I c V V V V V V V V V V T A 0 0 2 3 5 B 0 2 3 3 3
V V V V I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V gV T 7 5 3 7 5 A 7 5 3 7 5 B 3 0 2 5 5 3 3 1 0 1 3 5 7 5 5 3 3 1 0 1 3
H Chorus
107 c c V V W V V V V V V V V V I V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V Gtr I Gtr II
T 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 A 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 B 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
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c c 111 c c c k j V V V V V V V V V V 2 I V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V T 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 A 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 B 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 P
3 3 3 3 116 4 V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III ||||||||||| T 9 9 9 9 A 9 9 9 9 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 B 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 H H
3 V V V V 3 gV V V W 4 V V V V V V V W j I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I ||||||||||| T 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 5 14 12 12 12 B 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 H H sl.
I Guitar Solo W V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV gV 120 u I 3 3 3
||3||||||||||||||| 3 ||3||||||||||||| 3 3 M M M M M |||||||||||| 17 17 T 17 17 17 17 14 17 14 17 17 17 17 17 17O 17 14 A 16 16 14 16 14 14 B P
3 3 3 3 k V V k I V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V 3V V T 2 2 A 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 B 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 P P P P
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V V V V V V gV V V V V V V 3 gV V V 123 gV V V 3 V V I 3 V V M2 1/2M 17 17 17 17O 17 14 17 14|||14||||||||14 14 ||||||||||||||||| T 17 14 17 14 14 2 4 4 A 16 16 16 4 B H
3 3 k V V k k V V k I V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V 3V V 3V V T 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 B 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 P P
J Outro 3 3 126 V V V 2 V 4 I V V V gV V V V V V 4 gV V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 V V V V V V V V V |||| ||||||||||| T 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 2 A 9 9 9 9 5 5 B 2 7 7 7 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 P sl.
3 3 V V V V 3 2 k k 4 V V V V 3 I V V V V 4 c 4 V V gV V V V gV V V V V gV V V V 3 V V V V V ||||||||||| T 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 4 2 4 2 12 12 12 12 5 B 4 4 0 0 1 5 5 7 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 P P H H
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V V W V u 130 j k j I Gtr IV 3 ||3|||||||||||||||||||||| M M 22 22 22 22 T A B
3 3 V V V V V W V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 Gtr III M3 T 4 O4 4 2 4 A 9 9 9 9 9 5 B 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 H H
gV V V W 3 3 V V V W j I V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V V Gtr I
T 14 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 A 14 12 12 12 4 2 4 2 B 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 sl. P P
133 k V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V gV V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V u 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Gtr III
|3|||||||||||||| 3 1/4 M M M T 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 B H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H
3 3 k V V k I V V V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V 3 V Gtr I
T 2 2 A 2 2 4 2 4 2 B 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 P P
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3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 135 V k k u I V V gV V V V V } 3 3 3 1/4 M M |||||||||||||| M T 17 17 17 17 2 4 2 2 2 O2 2 x 16 16O 16 16 16 14 16 16 16 16 14 A 4 B sl. P
3 3 k V V k k V V k I V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V V 3 V 3V V T 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 B 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 P P
W V V gV V gV V V gV V V V V V V V V V W V V 138 gV V V 3 j V V V V V V W V V 3 V V V V V I ) 3 3 v 1 M1/2 M3 17 17 17 14 14 |||||||||||||| 5 5 8 5 7 7 8|||||||||||||||8||8|| T 17 14 17 17 5 5 5 7 5 8 8 10 10 10 14 14 14 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 A 7 B sl.
3 3 3 3 k k ( V V V V V V I V V gV V V V V V V V U gV V V V V V gV V V V V V V U V 3 V T 2 2 A 4 2 4 2 2 2 7 7 5 5 3 B 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 5 3 3 1 P P
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