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Phil Ochs

There But For Fortune

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“There but for Fortune” is a song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. singer-songwriter from the 1960s. Ochs wrote the song in 1963. He recorded it twice, for New Folks Volume 2 (Vanguard, 1964) and Phil Ochs in Concert (Elektra, 1966). Joan Baez also recorded “There but for Fortune” in 1964, and her version of the song became a chart hit. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ There but for fortune, go you or I ... With many reasons why ... And I'll show you a young man ♫

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