Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma: Ukulele Chords

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

Learn Outrunning Karma ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Outrunning Karma" smoothly on your ukulele.

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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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Outrunning Karma" by Alec Benjamin.