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