There But For Fortune tab by Joan Baez
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There but for Fortune - Joan Baez --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Joan Baez There but for Fortune (1963) (Phil Ochs) Now on: "The Best of the Vanguard Years" Capo 4th fret INTRO G Cm/G e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| B|----0-----------|----------0-----|----4-----------|----------4-----| G|----------0-----|----------------|----------5-----|--------------5-| D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| G Cm/G e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| B|----3-----------|----------3-----|----4-----------|----------4-----| G|----------4-----|--------------x-|----------5-----|--------------5-| D|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
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G Cm/G
e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
B|----3-----------|----------3-----|----4-----------|----------4-----|
G|----------4-----|--------------x-|----------5-----|--------------5-|
D|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
G Cm/G
e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
B|----3-----------|----------3-----|----4-----------|------4---4-----|
G|----------4-----|--------------x-|----------5-----|--------------5-|
D|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
G Em
e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----------|----------3-----|----0-----------|0---------0-----|
G|----------4-----|--------------x-|----------0-----|------0---------|
D|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A D
e|----------------|----------------|----2-----------|0h2-------2-----|
B|----2-----------|2---------2-----|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|0---------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
E|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|
G Em
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----------|0---------0-----|----0-----------|0---------0-----|
G|----------0-----|------0---------|----------0-----|------0-------0-|
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
C Am
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1-----------|1---------1-----|----1-----------|0h1-------1-----|
G|----------0-----|------0---------|----------2-----|------2---------|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
Bm Em
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----------|3---------3-----|----0-----------|0---------0-----|
G|----------4-----|------4---------|----------0-----|------0---------|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--------2-------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A D
e|----------------|0---------------|----2-----------|0h2-------2-----|
B|----2-----------|----------2-----|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|0---------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
E|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|
G Cm/G
e|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
B|----0-----------|----------0-----|----4-----------|----------4-----|
G|----------0-----|--------------0-|----------5-----|--------------5-|
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
G | After last verse
e|----------------|3---------------| |3---------------|
B|----3-----------|----------3-----| |----------------|
G|----------4-----|--------------x-| |----------------|
D|----5-------5---|----5-------5---| |----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| |----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| |3---------------|
INTRO
| G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G |
| G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G |
G Cm/G G Cm/G
Show me the prison, show me the jail
G Em A D
Show me the prisoner, whose life has gone stale
G Em
And I'll show you, young man,
C Am
With so many reasons why
Bm Em A D | G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G | G | G |
There but for fortune, go you or I......mm.mm
G Cm/G G Cm/G
Show me the alley, show me the train
G Em A D
Show me the hobo, who sleeps out in the rain
G Em
And I'll show you, young man,
C Am
With so many reasons why
Bm Em A D | G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G | G | G |
There but for fortune, go you or I......mm.mm
G Cm/G G Cm/G
Show me the whiskey, stains on the floor
G Em A D
Show me the drunkard, as he stumbles out the door
G Em
And I'll show you, young man
C Am
With so many reasons why
Bm Em A D | G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G | G | G |
There but for fortune, go you or I......mm.mm
G Cm/G G Cm/G
Show me the country, where the bombs had to fall
G Em A D
Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall
G Em
And I'll show you, young land
C Am
With so many reasons why
Bm Em A D | G | G | Cm/G | Cm/G | G | G | G Last updated:
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