Chords
Karma Chameleon

Karma Chameleon is a song by British band Culture Club, from their 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The song reflects on Boy Georges inability to maintain fidelity to a lover, comparing himself to a chameleon changing its colors. It became one of Culture Clubs biggest hits, known for its catchy choruses and the colorful harmony that aligns with the concept of changes and contradictions in Georges love life.

Key: F

Introduction:

difficulty
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 Bb                     F                       Bb 
Desert love in your eyes all the way
           Bb                         F                         Bb 
if I listen to your lie would you say
             Eb                             F 
I'm a man whith out conviction
             Eb                           F 
I'm a man who doesn't know
               Eb                         F 
How to sell a contracdiction
                           Cm 
You come and go
                           Gm  F 
You come and go
 Bb                                           F/A                       Gm 
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
                           Cm 
You come and go
                           Bb  F 
You come and go
 Bb                                                     Dm                                     Gm 
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
                             Cm 
Red, gold and green
                             Bb  F 
Red, gold and green
               Bb                             F                     Bb 
Didn't hear your wicked words every day
                 Bb                       F                                 Bb 
And you used to be so sweet I heard you say
                 Eb                       F 
That my love was an addiction
                 Eb                               F 
When we cling our love is strong
                   Eb                             F 
When you go you're gone forever
                         Cm 
You string along
                         Gm  F 
You string along
 Bb                                           F/A                       Gm 
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
                           Cm 
You come and go
                           Bb  F 
You come and go
 Bb                                                     Dm                                     Gm 
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
                             Cm 
Red, gold and green
                             Bb  F 
Red, gold and green
 Eb                                         Dm 
Every day is like a survival
 Cm                                           Gm 
You're my lover not my rival
 Eb                                         Dm 
Every day is like a survival
 Cm                                           Gm  F 
You're my lover not my rival

             Eb                             F 
I'm a man whith out conviction
             Eb                           F 
I'm a man who doesn't know
               Eb                         F 
How to sell a contracdiction
                           Cm 
You come and go
                           Gm  F 
You come and go
 Bb                                           F/A                       Gm 
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
                           Cm 
You come and go
                           Bb  F 
You come and go
 Bb                                                     Dm                                     Gm 
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
                             Cm 
Red, gold and green
                             Bb  F 
Red, gold and green

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