Joan Baez – There But For Fortune (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Phil Ochs From: "5" (1963) Now on: "The Best of the Vanguard Years" Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | Bb | % | Ebm | % | | Bb | % | Ebm | % | VERSE 1

Bb          Ebm     Bb          Ebm
Show me the prison, show me the jail

Bb          Gm              C             F
Show me the prisoner, whose life has gone stale

         Bb              Gm
And I'll show you, young man,

        Eb           Cm
With so many reasons why

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There but for fortune, go you or I ... mh mh

VERSE 2

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Show me the alley, show me the train

Bb          Gm        C                 F
Show me the hobo, who sleeps out in the rain

         Bb              Gm
And I'll show you, young man,

        Eb           Cm
With so many reasons why

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There but for fortune, go you or I ... mh mh

VERSE 3

Bb          Ebm     Bb            Ebm
Show me the whiskey stains on the floor

Bb          Gm              C                F
Show me the drunkard, as he stumbles out the door

         Bb              Gm
And I'll show you, young man

        Eb           Cm
With so many reasons why

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There but for fortune, go you or I ... mh mh

VERSE 4

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Show me the country, where the bombs had to fall

Bb          Gm           C                  F
Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall

         Bb              Gm
And I'll show you, young land

        Eb           Cm
With so many reasons why

Dm            Gm          C      F            [ Bb ]
There but for fortune, go you and I ... you and I

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