There But For Fortune
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Lyrics
Show me a (Cm)(G)prison,
that the show me a (Cm)jail.
(G)Show me a (Em)prison man whose he (Am)face is growing (D)pale.
And (Em)I'll show you a young man with (C)many reasons (Am)why,
and (Bm)there but for (G)fortune may (Am)go you or
(D)I. (G)Show me an (Cm)alley,
(G)where the show me a (Cm)train.
(G)Show me a (Em)hobo who as he (Am)sleeps out in the (D)rain.
And (Em)I'll show you a young land with (C)many reasons (Am)why,
and (Bm)there but for (G)fortune may (Am)go you or
(D)I. I, or
(G)I.
Song info
There But For Fortune by Phil Ochs is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of G at 140 BPM. This is the whole song, with the letter inside every note, and it plays in your browser for free. When a part is hard, Practice takes it one line at a time.
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- G
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Chords
- Am Bm C Cm D Em G
- Artist
- Phil Ochs
- Genre
- Pop
- Style
- Vocal melodic
- Mood
- Dramatic