Karma Man chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: DbDb

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC E minorEm FF D MajorD


Verse 1:
C majorC
Fingertip sun at sideshow stalls
   A minorAm
They throw the balls
  FF
At coconut fur that hides behind
G+G          A augmentedA
Colored shades that blind your eyes
C majorC
Every child's mother holds an ice-cream cone
   A minorAm
They circle round
FF
Perceived unknown by an eye that peers
    G+G           A augmentedA
From a hole in the tent where no one goes
E minorEm                  FF
A augmentedA figure sitting cross-legged on the floor
A minorAm  D MajorD
He's clogged and clothed in saffron robes
  FF        G+G
His beads are all he owns


Chorus:
A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man


Verse 2:
C majorC
Fairy tale skin
           A minorAm
Depicting scenes from human zoos
FF
Impermanent toys like peace and war
     G+G      A augmentedA
A majorA gentle face you've seen before

C majorC
Karma man tattooed on your side
  A minorAm
The wheel of life
 FF
I see my times and who I've been
 G+G          A augmentedA
I only live now and I don't know why
E minorEm                   FF
I struggle hard to take these pictures in
A minorAm
But
D MajorD                 FF        G+G
All my friends can see is just the pinkness of his skin

Chorus:
A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A augmentedA
Slow down
G+G
Slow down
D MajorD                   C# minorC#m   E MajorE E7E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

Karma Man chords

"Karma Man" is the opening track of side 2 of David Bowie's 1970 album "The World of David Bowie". The album contains a mix of previously unreleased songs and new material. "Karma Man" was not released before this album.