Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Outrunning Karma" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm
Outrunning karma that boy
F#m           Em
He's such a charmer all the
Bm
Bugs and their larva follow
F#m         Em
Him out to Colorado

Ten dozen hearts in a bag
Their bodies lying
He'll drag them down to Colorado
A modern desperado

Em                  G                 Bm
And he'll race for miles through the night
    Em               G              F#
He runs because he knows he cannot hide

Chorus:
Bm                 F#m
  He's never gonna make it all the
Em                           A
  poor people he's forsaken Karma
Bm                 F#m               Em  A
  is always gonna chase him for his lies
Bm                    F#m
  It's just a game of waiting from the
Em                              A
  church steeple down to Satan karma
Bm                    F#m            Em A
  There's really no escape until he dies

Outrunning karma
That boy can't run no farther
It's the last days of Sparta
Follow him down to meet Apollo

And he'll brace for battle in the night
He'll fight because he knows he cannot hide

Chorus

      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
      Em    A
La la la la la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
   Em
La la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
      Em    A
La la la la la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
   Em  A
La la

Chorus

      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
      Em    A
La la la la la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
   Em
La la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
      Em    A
La la la la la
      Bm    F#m
La la la la la
   Em  A
La la


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Outrunning Karma" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Outrunning Karma" by Alec Benjamin.