There but for fortune (midi)

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1. Show me the prison, show me the jail,

C Am Dm G7

show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale.

C Am F Dm

And I`ll show you a young man with so many reasons why,

Em Am Dm G7 C - Fm - C - Fm

and there but for fortune, go you or I, mm mm.

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2. Show me the alley, show me the train,

C Am Dm G7

show me the hobo who sleeps out in the rain.

C Am F Dm

And I`ll show you a young man with so many reasons why,

Em Am Dm G7 C - Fm - C – Fm

and there but for fortune go you or I , mm mm.

C Fm - C Fm

3. Show me the whisky, that stains on the floor,

C Am Dm G7

show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door.

C Am F Dm

And I`ll show you a young man with so many reasons why,

Em Am Dm G7 C - Fm - C - Fm

and there but for fortune go you or I , mm mm.

C Fm - C Fm

4. Show me the country where the bombs had to fall,

C Am Dm G7

show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall.

C Am F Dm

And I`ll show you a young land with so many reasons why,

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and there but for fortune go you and I , mm mm.

(Joan Baez)