Chords for Phil Ochs/Joan Baez - There but for Fortune (1975) Central Park
Tempo:
72.95 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G#m
Bm
D#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You're welcome, Illinois.
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] Show me [Bm] a prison.
[F#] Show [Bm] me a jail.
[F#] Show me a [D#m] prisoner [G#m] whose life [C#] has gone astray.
I'll show you a young man [B] with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There [F#] but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and I.
[F#] [Bm] Show me an alley.
[F#]
Show [Bm] me a train.
[F#] [D#] Show me [D#m] a hobo [G#m] as he sleeps [C#] out in the rain.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young [B] man with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m]
[F#] There but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and [F#] I.
[Bm] Show me the whiskey [F#] stains [Bm] on the floor.
[F#]
[D#m] Show me a drunken man [G#m] as he stumbles [C#] out the door.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There but [F#] for a fortune [G#m]
go you, you [C#] and I.
[F#]
[Bm] Show me a country [F#] where the [Bm] bombs had to [F#] fall.
Show [D#m] me the ruins [G#m] of the building [C#] once so tall.
[D#m]
And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There [F#]
but for a fortune [G#m] go you, [D#] you and I.
[F#] [Bm] [F#]
Hey!
[F]
Never want to be a prisoner.
Never!
[N]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] Show me [Bm] a prison.
[F#] Show [Bm] me a jail.
[F#] Show me a [D#m] prisoner [G#m] whose life [C#] has gone astray.
I'll show you a young man [B] with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There [F#] but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and I.
[F#] [Bm] Show me an alley.
[F#]
Show [Bm] me a train.
[F#] [D#] Show me [D#m] a hobo [G#m] as he sleeps [C#] out in the rain.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young [B] man with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m]
[F#] There but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and [F#] I.
[Bm] Show me the whiskey [F#] stains [Bm] on the floor.
[F#]
[D#m] Show me a drunken man [G#m] as he stumbles [C#] out the door.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There but [F#] for a fortune [G#m]
go you, you [C#] and I.
[F#]
[Bm] Show me a country [F#] where the [Bm] bombs had to [F#] fall.
Show [D#m] me the ruins [G#m] of the building [C#] once so tall.
[D#m]
And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There [F#]
but for a fortune [G#m] go you, [D#] you and I.
[F#] [Bm] [F#]
Hey!
[F]
Never want to be a prisoner.
Never!
[N]
Key:
F#
G#m
Bm
D#m
C#
F#
G#m
Bm
You're welcome, Illinois.
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ Show me [Bm] a prison.
[F#] _ Show [Bm] me a jail.
[F#] _ Show me a [D#m] prisoner [G#m] whose life [C#] has gone astray.
_ I'll show you a young man [B] with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _ There [F#] but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and I.
[F#] _ [Bm] Show me an alley.
[F#] _
Show [Bm] me a train.
[F#] _ [D#] Show me [D#m] a hobo [G#m] as he sleeps [C#] out in the rain.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young [B] man with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _
[F#] There but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and [F#] I.
_ [Bm] Show me the whiskey [F#] _ stains [Bm] on the floor.
[F#] _
[D#m] Show me a drunken man [G#m] as he stumbles [C#] out the door.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _ There but [F#] for a fortune [G#m]
go you, you [C#] and I.
[F#] _
[Bm] Show me a country [F#] where the [Bm] bombs had to [F#] fall.
Show [D#m] me the ruins [G#m] of the building [C#] once so tall.
[D#m]
And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There _ [F#]
but for a fortune [G#m] go you, [D#] you and I.
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey!
[F] _
_ Never want to be a prisoner.
Never!
[N] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ Show me [Bm] a prison.
[F#] _ Show [Bm] me a jail.
[F#] _ Show me a [D#m] prisoner [G#m] whose life [C#] has gone astray.
_ I'll show you a young man [B] with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _ There [F#] but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and I.
[F#] _ [Bm] Show me an alley.
[F#] _
Show [Bm] me a train.
[F#] _ [D#] Show me [D#m] a hobo [G#m] as he sleeps [C#] out in the rain.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young [B] man with many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _
[F#] There but for a fortune [G#m] may go you, [C#] you and [F#] I.
_ [Bm] Show me the whiskey [F#] _ stains [Bm] on the floor.
[F#] _
[D#m] Show me a drunken man [G#m] as he stumbles [C#] out the door.
[D#m] And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] _ There but [F#] for a fortune [G#m]
go you, you [C#] and I.
[F#] _
[Bm] Show me a country [F#] where the [Bm] bombs had to [F#] fall.
Show [D#m] me the ruins [G#m] of the building [C#] once so tall.
[D#m]
And I'll show you a young man [B] with so many [G#m] reasons why
[A#m] There _ [F#]
but for a fortune [G#m] go you, [D#] you and I.
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey!
[F] _
_ Never want to be a prisoner.
Never!
[N] _ _