There But for Fortune

Phil Ochs * Track #6 On Phil Ochs in Concert

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Album Phil Ochs in Concert

ALBUM

Phil Ochs

1966

There But for Fortune by Phil Ochs

Performed by

Phil Ochs

Produced by

Mark Abramson & Jac Holzman

Writed by

Phil Ochs

About

Written by Ochs and most famously covered by Joan Baez, There But For Fortune is one of Phil Ochs' most well known songs.

it has been covered by more than a dozen performers besides Baez, including Peter, Paul and Mary. Peter, Paul and Mary’s cover features a bridge between the third and forth vers...

There But for Fortune Lyrics

[Intro]
I'd like to do a song about fate called "There But for Fortune"
A song written for me by Miss Joan Baez

[Verse 1]
Show me a prison, show me a jail
Show me a prison man whose face is growing pale
And I'll show you a young man with many reasons why
And there but for fortune may go you or I

[Verse 2]
Show me an alley, show me a train
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain
And I'll show you a young man with many reasons why
And there but for fortune may go you or I

[Verse 3]
Show me the whiskey stains on the floor
Show me a drunken man as he stumbles out the door
And I'll show you a young man with many reasons why
And there but for fortune may go you or I

[Verse 4]
Show me the country where the bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall
And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
And there but for fortune may go you or I, or I

There But for Fortune Q&A

Who wrote There But for Fortune's ?

There But for Fortune was written by Phil Ochs.

Who produced There But for Fortune's ?

There But for Fortune was produced by Mark Abramson & Jac Holzman.

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