Biography:
Kansas is a progressive rock band that formed in Topeka, Kansas, United States in 1970. The band is best known for their international hit singles "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind", from 1976 and 1977 respectively.
The band's classic lineup consisted of Steve Walsh (lead vocals and keyboards), Richard Williams (lead guitar), Kerry Livgren (keyboards and guitar), Robby Steinhardt (violin, lead and backing vocals), Dave Hope (bass) and Phil Ehart (drums).
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Other songs:
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Carry On My Wayward Son
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Dust In The Wind
- Dust In The Wind.
- All The World
- Cheyenne Anthem
- Child Of Innocence
- Cold Grey Morning
- Crowded Isolation
- Fight Fire With Fire
- Hold On
- Icarus
- Lamplight Symphony
- Lonely Wind
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere
- On The Other Side
- One Big Sky
- Play The Game Tonight
- Point Of Know Return
- Portrait He Knew
- Power
- Reason To Be
- Sparks Of The Tempest
- The Unsung Heroes
- The Wall
- With This Heart
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Intended for acoustic guitar.
Chords for the chorus:
G#5 xxx144
B5 xxx477
C#5 xxx699
Verse lick tab (D E F# B):
D E E F#(D) B B
e|--2----0---0--2--2--2---2------|
B|--3----0---0--2--3--4---4------|
G|--2----1---1--3--2--4---4------|
D|--0----2---2--4--4--4---4------|
A|-------2---2--4--5--2---2------|
E|-------0---0--2----------------|
The additional D chord between the F# and B is optional, difficult but sounds pretty nice.
[Intro]
The notes in the brackets are optional
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
B
Sweet child of innocence
A D E F# B
Living in the present tense
B
Father Time will take his toll
A D E F# Bm
Rack your body and steal your soul
A G
What became of all the years
F#
Are you drowning in your tears
B A
Who will catch you when you fall
G#
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Verse]
B
Who do you think you are
A D E F# B
Try to live forever and you won't get far
B
I wait behind your door
A D E F# Bm
Makes no difference if you're rich or poor
A G
Though you're weary and afraid
F#
Still you try to flee my blade
B A
Come and walk in my new land
G#
If you'll only take my hand
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Bridge]
C#m A C#m A
In the image of those who have walked before me here
C#m A B
I am cast in the web of an ancient spell
A A
I am holding on to life, I'm drifting in the stream
A
Everything's much clearer now
A C#m
We live within a dream and never wake
[Solo]
C#m G# A B x8
C#m A B
C#m E F#
C#m A B
C#m E G B C#m
[Instrumental]
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
Bm
Judge not by what you see
A D Em F# Bm
More than you can count are here with me
Bm
Give up your foolish pride
A D Em F# Bm
All that walk the earth have died!
A G
What became of all the years
F#
Are you drowning in your tears
B A
Who will catch you when you fall
G# B
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Outro]
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2
C#m C#sus2 C#m C#sus2
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
Chords for the chorus:
G#5 xxx144
B5 xxx477
C#5 xxx699
Verse lick tab (D E F# B):
D E E F#(D) B B
e|--2----0---0--2--2--2---2------|
B|--3----0---0--2--3--4---4------|
G|--2----1---1--3--2--4---4------|
D|--0----2---2--4--4--4---4------|
A|-------2---2--4--5--2---2------|
E|-------0---0--2----------------|
The additional D chord between the F# and B is optional, difficult but sounds pretty nice.
[Intro]
The notes in the brackets are optional
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
B
Sweet child of innocence
A D E F# B
Living in the present tense
B
Father Time will take his toll
A D E F# Bm
Rack your body and steal your soul
A G
What became of all the years
F#
Are you drowning in your tears
B A
Who will catch you when you fall
G#
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Verse]
B
Who do you think you are
A D E F# B
Try to live forever and you won't get far
B
I wait behind your door
A D E F# Bm
Makes no difference if you're rich or poor
A G
Though you're weary and afraid
F#
Still you try to flee my blade
B A
Come and walk in my new land
G#
If you'll only take my hand
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Bridge]
C#m A C#m A
In the image of those who have walked before me here
C#m A B
I am cast in the web of an ancient spell
A A
I am holding on to life, I'm drifting in the stream
A
Everything's much clearer now
A C#m
We live within a dream and never wake
[Solo]
C#m G# A B x8
C#m A B
C#m E F#
C#m A B
C#m E G B C#m
[Instrumental]
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
Bm
Judge not by what you see
A D Em F# Bm
More than you can count are here with me
Bm
Give up your foolish pride
A D Em F# Bm
All that walk the earth have died!
A G
What became of all the years
F#
Are you drowning in your tears
B A
Who will catch you when you fall
G# B
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B A B C#m C#m D#m G#5 B5 C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
A G A B C#m F#
I will take you through the door
[Outro]
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2
C#m C#sus2 C#m C#sus2
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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