Well here it goes. It sucks and anyone could figure it out. But there were no others on the site so here it is. Tuning: E B G D A E (standard) (N.C.) Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more Riff 1: (intro)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---------------------|
A|-------3~--------5~--5/7---7p5-3--5----5-------|
E|-5-3-5-----5-3-5--------------------3~---2~----|
X2 Riff 2:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~-|
D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~-|
A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2----------|
E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0----------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------------------------|
A|------5---5h7--------------------------------|
E|--5h7----------------------------------------|
X2 Solo 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5~---7b9-5-----------------------------------|
D|--5~-----------7p5-----------------------------|
A|-------------------7p5---5b6r5b6r5-------------|
E|-----------------------8-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-|
A|--10-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------17p15----17p15---20p17p15-----|
B|--------15b17-17-------17------17--------------|
G|-/17-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15-----------------------------------------|
B|-------17-15----15b17r15b17r15-----------------|
G|-------------17---------------------14p12------|
D|---------------------------------14-------14---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----------------------------------------|
D|-------14-14p12p10-12-10~----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------22b24-22b24------------------22b24-22b24|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~--|
D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~--|
A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2-----------|
E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0-----------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kansas/carry_on_wayward_son_tab_ver_4.html )
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------------------------|
A|------5---5h7--------------------------------|
E|--5h7----------------------------------------|
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Here is another little way I play it with basic chords. Em D C D Once I rose above the noise and confusion Em D C D Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion Am G F F G I was soaring ever higher Am G D But I flew too high Em D C D Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Em D C D Though my mind could think I still was a mad man Am G F F G I hear the voices when I'm dreaming Am G D I can hear them say Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more Em D C D Masquerading as a man with a reason Em D C D My charade is the event of the season Am G F F G And if I claim to be a wise man Am G D It surely means that I don't know Em D C D On a stormy sea of moving emotion Em D C D Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean Am G F F G I set sail for winds of fortune Am G D But I hear the voices say Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Don't you cry no more Em (mute) Carry on D C You will always remember Em (mute) Carry on D C Nothing equals the splendor Am G F Now your life's no longer empty Am G D Surely Heaven waits for you Em G D C Carry on my wayward son Em G D There'll be peace when you are done Em G D C Lay your weary head to rest (N.C.) Bm7 Don't you cry {vocal echo: Don't you cry} no more Ok, so its missing alot. Tell me something I dont already know. I kind of grew tired of sitting here all day writing this. Rock long, Rock hard, Rock on.
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kansas/carry_on_wayward_son_tab_ver_4.html