ThomasRedheart

<p><strong>Never Had A Plan</strong></p><p><strong>Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;©COPYRIGHT 6-4-25 All Rights Reserved ©</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>(Key: G Major | Tempo: Mid-tempo, reflective)</em></p><p><strong>Verse 1</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Dusty boots on a gravel road,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Sun settin' on this broke-down load</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Of dreams I packed when I was seventeen,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Thought I'd be rich by twenty-three...</strong></p><p><em>[Em]</em><strong> But the factory closed, the bank called twice,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Now I'm countin' pennies by candlelight,</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> This old guitar my only friend –</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Yeah, the road got crooked way back when.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chorus</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Never had a plan, just a workin' man's hands,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Rollin' with the punches, doin' what I can.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Life throws a curve, I swing where it lands,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Ain't got no map, ain't got no demands –</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Just livin' on coffee and second chances,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Dancin' in the rain in these oil-stained pants.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Some call it lost, I call it free,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> 'Cause a plan never wrote no poetry... in me.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Verse 2</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Met Jenny waitin' tables downtown,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Her smile flipped my whole world around.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> We bought a trailer by the railroad tracks,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Fixed the roof with some tar and cracks.</strong></p><p><em>[Em]</em><strong> She said, "Baby, let's just take the tide,"</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> No five-year goals, no polished pride,</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Just love that grows like kudzu vines –</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Messy and wild, but damn, it shines.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chorus</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Never had a plan, just a workin' man's hands,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Rollin' with the punches, doin' what I can.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Life throws a curve, I swing where it lands,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Ain't got no map, ain't got no demands –</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Just livin' on coffee and second chances,</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Dancin' in the rain in these oil-stained pants.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Some call it lost, I call it free,</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> 'Cause a plan never wrote no poetry... in me.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bridge</strong></p><p><em>[Em]</em><strong> Funny how the best things come</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> When you’re too tired to run.</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> Like wildfire stars in a country sky –</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> You can’t schedule miracles, no matter how hard you try.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Outro</strong></p><p><em>(Instrumental fade with pedal steel guitar)</em></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> No, I never had a plan...</strong></p><p><em>[C]</em><strong> Just a heart and this piece of land...</strong></p><p><em>[G]</em><strong> And a love that understands...</strong></p><p><em>[D]</em><strong> Yeah, I never had a plan.</strong></p><p><em>(Last chord: G)</em></p>