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Joan Baez - There But For Fortune Chords

Chord reference A, Dm, F#m, Bm, B, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm] [A]Show me the [Dm]prison, [A]show me the [Dm]jail [A]Show me the [F#m]prisoner, whose [B]life has gone [E7]stale And I’ll [A]show you, young [F#m]man, With so [D]many reasons [Bm]why [C#m]There but for [F#m]fortune, go [B]you or [E7]I, mh [A]mh [Dm] [A]

[A]Show me the [Dm]alley, [A]show me the [Dm]train [A]Show me the [F#m]hobo, who [B]sleeps out in the [E7]rain And I’ll [A]show you, young [F#m]man, With so [D]many reasons [Bm]why [C#m]There but for [F#m]fortune, go [B]you or [E7]I, mh [A]mh [Dm] [A]

[A]Show me the [Dm]whiskey [A]stains on the [Dm]floor [A]Show me the [F#m]drunkard, as he [B]stumbles out the [E7]door And I’ll [A]show you, young [F#m]man With so [D]many reasons [Bm]why [C#m]There but for [F#m]fortune, go [B]you or [E7]I, mh [A]mh [Dm] [A]

[A]Show me the [Dm]country, where the [A]bombs had to [Dm]fall [A]Show me the [F#m]ruins of the [B]buildings, once so [E7]tall And I’ll [A]show you, young [F#m]land With so [D]many reasons [Bm]why [C#m]There but for [F#m]fortune, go [B]you and [E7]I, you and [A]I [A] [Dm] [A] [A]

Artist Joan Baez
Album Joan Baez/5
Genres Folk
Year 1965
Key A

How to Play There But For Fortune on Guitar?

Joan Baez - There But For Fortune can be played in the key of A using the A, Dm, F#m, Bm, B, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play There But For Fortune with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.