There But For Fortune chords by Joan Baez

• Key: Bb
• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 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