Phil Ochs - There but for Fortune (Phil Ochs in Concert)
Intro: G Cm G Cm G Cm
G Cm G Cm
Show me a prison, show me a jail,
G Em Am D
Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale
Em C Am
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
Bm G Am D
And there but for fortune, may go you or I
Show me the alley, show me the train,
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I -- you and I.
Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,
Show me the dunken man as he stumbles out the door,
And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go I -- you and I.
[Extra verse... written by Noel Paul Stookey]
Show me the famine, show me the frail
Eyes with no future that show how we failed
And I'll show you the children with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I.
Show me the country where bombs had to fall,
Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,
And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or go I -- you and I.
You and I,
There but for fortune, go you or go I -- you and I.
Here it is in French (supplied by William Curtis):
Je vois le prison
Je vois la nuit
Je vois le prisonnier qui pleure sa vie
Et je me dis souvent
Quand je m'endors dans tes bras
Ou va la chance, a toi ? a moi ?
Je vois des blessures
Jamais gueries
Je vois le vagabond
Quit dort sous la pluie
Je vois cet homme
Au coeur perdu
Qui boit pour ne plus voir
Ce qu'il est devenu
Je vois des villes
Dont les maisons
Un jour sous la guerre
Ont croule sans raison
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Komentarze:
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| Phil Ochs was a huge influence on me. When he killed himself, I was heartbroken. |
| Autor: Rusty626 |
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| Love to hear this again! I first heard this in 1976, shortly after he died. I was so bummed that I wouldn't be able to go see him in concert...ah well. There's life for ya! |
| Autor: mrsmoose1478 |
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| If your old enough to relate, check out the "Merry Minuet" by the Kingston Trio. Youngin's have no concept even recent history. |
| Autor: PDQubicul |
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| Always liked this song. When I first heard it on the radio in the late 60's I went out and immediately bought the record and played it over and over and wrote down all of the verses. |
| Autor: markess48 |
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| 5 |
| I know! I thought it was serious until the lyrics started. XD |
| Autor: Kilfio |
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| Love how the music is so happy go lucky, while he is singing about horrible circumstances. Genius. |
| Autor: thadbrains |
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| I had forgotten how great this one was and Phil's contribution in "educating" the world to what was happening back in the day.....the good old Village days. |
| Autor: Bonairelover |
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| This tune was written in the 60's if I'm not mistaken? Funny how what goes around comes back around. Or maybe not so much? Thanks for posting it. |
| Autor: roadieric |
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