CARRY ON WAYWARD SON

As recorded by Kansas
(From the 1976 Album LEFTOVERTURE)
Transcribed by Jesse Gress and Jeff Words
Perrin

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T
A 5
B 3 5 5 7 7 5 3 5 5
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A 9 9 (9)
9 9 (9) 5 9 9 (9) 5
B 7 7 (7) 5 5 7 7 7 (7) 5 5 7
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A 12 12 (12) 14 12 (12) (12)
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B 5 5 7
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1976 (RENEWED 2004) EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. AND DON KIRSHNER MUSIC.
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A 5 7 5 2 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 17
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P = 120
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25
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Gtr III
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T
A
B

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B 7 7 (7) 5 5 7 7 7 (7) 5 5 7
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P = 120
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T 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 12
A 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12
B

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T 15 15 13 13 11 11 11 13 15 15 13 13 12 12
A 14 14 12 12 10 10 10 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 4 5 7
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
40
I V V V V V V V V
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T 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
3 3
B 0 0
3 3 3 3

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A 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12
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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
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2 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0
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T 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
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3 3 3 3

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T 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 12
A 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 12 10 10 12 12
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I V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
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A 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0
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B 14 13 12 x
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I V V V V V V V V V V V
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B 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2 2
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P = 120
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV WW j
109
I c u cV V V V V V c u
V VW V V VW
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T
A 12 12 (12) 14 12 (12) (12)
12 12 (12) 5 14 12 (12) (12)
B 5 5 7
0 0 0 5 7 0 0
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c
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9 9 (9) 5 9 9 (9) 5
B 7 7 (7) 5 5 7 7 7 (7) 5 5 7
0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 5 7

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A 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2
B 4 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0

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V V W V
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T
A 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2
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2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0

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