--------------------------------------------------------------------------- There but for Fortune - Joan Baez --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Joan Baez There but for Fortune (1963) (Phil Ochs) From: "5" Now on: "The Best of the Vanguard Years" In order to get the voicings right, there are two different "G" fingerings used here: e-B-G-D-A-E G 3-3-4-5-5-3 G* 3-0-0-0-x-3 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-------| VERSE 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|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|--------2-------| E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|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-------| 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|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|--------2-------| E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|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---------------|--------2-------|--------2-------| E|--------2-------|--------2-------|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 There but for fortune, go you or I......mm.mm