Karma Man chords by David Bowie

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Db

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C  Em  F  D


Verse 1:
C
Fingertip sun at sideshow stalls
     Am
They throw the balls
   F
At coconut fur that hides behind
G                   A
Colored shades that blind your eyes
C

Every child's mother holds an ice-cream cone
     Am
They circle round
F
Perceived unknown by an eye that peers
       G                      A
From a hole in the tent where no one goes
Em                                   F
A figure sitting cross-legged on the floor
Am   D
He's clogged and clothed in saffron robes
    F                G
His beads are all he owns


Chorus:
A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m      E  E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m     E E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man


Verse 2:
C
Fairy tale skin
                      Am
Depicting scenes from human zoos
F
Impermanent toys like peace and war
         G           A
A gentle face you've seen before

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


Chorus:
A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m      E  E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m     E E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man

A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m      E  E7
Someone must have said "let's slow him down"
A
Slow down
G
Slow down
D                                      C#m     E E7
It's pictured on the arms of the karma man