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Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma Chords

Chord reference Bm, F#m, Em, G, F#, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Bm]Outrunning karma that boy, [F#m]he’s such a [Em]charmer all the [Bm]Bugs and their larva follow, [F#m]him out to [Em]Colorado

[Bm]Ten dozen hearts in a bag, [F#m]their bodies [Em]lying he’ ll drag [Bm]Them down to Colorado, [F#m]a modern [Em]desperado [Em]And he ‘ll race for [G]miles through the [Bm]night He [Em]runs because he [G]knows he cannot [F#]hide

[Bm]He’s never gonna [F#m]make it all the [Em]Poor people he ‘s forsaken [A]karma [Bm] Is always gonna [F#m]chase him for his [Em]lies [A] [Bm]It’s just a game of [F#m]waiting from the [Em]Church steeple down to Satan [A]karma [Bm] There ‘s really no es[F#m]caping till he [Em]dies [A]

[Bm]Outrunning karma that boy, [F#m]can’ t run no [Em]farther it’s the [Bm]Last days of Sparta follow, [F#m]him down to [Em]meet Apollo [Em]And he’ ll brace for [G]battle in the [Bm]night He ‘ll [Em]fight because he [G]knows he cannot [F#]hide

[Bm]He’s never gonna [F#m]make it all the [Em]Poor people he ‘s forsaken [A]karma [Bm] Is always gonna [F#m]chase him for his [Em]lies [A] [Bm]It’s just a game of [F#m]waiting from the [Em]Church steeple down to Satan [A]karma [Bm] There ‘s really no es[F#m]caping till he [Em]dies [A]

[Bm]He’s never gonna [F#m]make it all the [Em]Poor people he ‘s forsaken [A]karma [Bm] Is always gonna [F#m]chase him for his [Em]lies [A] [Bm]It’s just a game of [F#m]waiting from the [Em]Church steeple down to Satan [A]karma [Bm] There ‘s really no es[F#m]caping till he [Em]dies [A]

Artist Alec Benjamin
Album Narrated For You
Genres Pop
Year 2018
Key Bm

How to Play Outrunning Karma on Guitar?

Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, F#m, Em, G, F#, A chords.

  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Outrunning Karma with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.