Key: Bb 🎸 Intro: G Cm G Cm 🎸 Verse 1: G Cm G Show me the prison C G Show me the jail Em Am 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 Cm G There but for fortune go you or I, mmm
🎸 Verse 2: G Cm G Show me the alley C G Show me the train Em Am 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 Cm G There but for fortune go you or I, mmm 🎸 Verse 3: G Cm G C G Show me the whiskey stains on the floor Em Am 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 Cm G There but for fortune go you or I, mmm 🎸 Verse 4: G Cm G C G Show me the country where the bombs had to fall Em Am D Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall G Em And I'll show you, young man C Am With so many reasons why Bm Em A D There but for fortune go you and I G Ab Cm G You and I
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for There But For Fortune by Joan Baez