Good Fortune
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C C/B F
I will come back for my things
C C/B F
Then I'll go the way I came
C C/B F C G
back down your crooked steps two at a time
C C/B F
And to the morning sun
C C/B F
I will call as I run
C C/B F C G
As if it waited for me now to shine
F C G C
This is my good fortune now at last
F C G F
This is all I never knew to ask of you
Dm G C
To leave me with no love I might return.
C C/B F
I know where I could go
C C/B F
And work awhile, you never know
C C/B F C G
the change might be enough to set me free
C C/B F
I could leave tonight
C C/B F
And discover I was right
C C/B F C G
But now freer than I ever chose to be
F C G C
This is my good fortune now at last
F C G F
this is all I never knew to ask of you
Dm G C
To leave me with no love I might return
SOLO
C C/B F
I climb up on the side
C C/B F
Of the engine where I ride
C C/B F C G
It's warmer than all that I leave behind
C C/B F
I shake my collar free
C C/B F
And hold myself against my knee
C C/B F C G
And I pray tonight's the peaceful, dreamless kind.
F C G C
This is my good fortune now at last
F C G F
This is all I never knew to ask of you
Dm G Am
To leave me with no love I might return
F G C
This is my good fortune
>From Joe Henry "Short Man's Room"
Mammoth Records 1992
How to play Good Fortune
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.