WITHOUT A MAP - The Blooadhearts ©2025

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VERSE 1
I [A] once had a shirt, my favourite shirt,
when I [D] wore it² made me [A] smile.
[A] When it got the dirt, I’d cry awake until it hurt,
and with those [Bm] tears I would [E] wash the laundry [A] pile!
I got my [E] shirt back, and it [D] was a little [A] softer
I got my [E] shirt back, and it [D] had a little [A] fade.

VERSE 2
I [A] once had a cup, my favourite cup,
and I [D] drank from that cup every-[A]-day.
I [A] thought I was all done, and so I tossed it to the sun,
then some-[Bm]-body [E] filled it up with [A] rain.
I want my [E] cup back, but I [D] want it a little [A] deeper
I want my [E] cup back, but there [D] ain’t no room for [A] wine

CHORUS 1
[D] Sometimes change is for the [A] Better - [E] other times the Dealer has to [E7] bet on number nine!

VERSE 3
My [A] favourite pants, they weren’t mine they were Dan’s,
and I [D] think about them all the [A] time.
Those [A] comfy pair of jeans, they were kind of forest green,
still, [Bm] oh, how I [E] wish they were [A] “mine”!
Long-gone [E] pants had’m [D] longer than I [A] should have
Long-gone [E] pants I think I [D] got’m back to [A] Dan

VERSE 4
I [A] wore my favourite shoes, until they wore right through,
then I [D] wore them to the [A] sand.
I [A] tossed them in the bay, and then I watched’m float away,
they were [Bm] gone by the [E] time I waved my [A] hand.
I hope my [E] shoes have [D] a lovely day of [A] sailing
I hope my [E] shoes [D] find their way back [A] home.

CHORUS 2
[D] Sometimes change is for the [A] Dealer - [E] other times the Better has to [E7] deal it on their own!

VERSE 5
I [A] once had a spot, my favourite spot,
that I’d [D] go to when I felt a-[A]-lone.
[A] Nestled in the woods, I’d get there whenever I could,
and when I [Bm] had to, I’d [E] call it on the [A] phone.
I found that [E] spot but it’s [D] [hard to always [A] get there!
I found that [E] spot - [D] found it without a [A] map!

VERSE 6
[A] Somebody who sings about their favourite things
is some-[D]-one to whom I’d tip my [A] cap.
I’d [A] even buy a drink for the one who likes to think
all a-[Bm]-bout getting [E] out from in that [A] trap.
I heard their [E] song & it [D] stuck inside my [A] head there
I heard their [E] song & it [D] stuck inside my [A] head

CHORUS 3 [x2]
[D] Some change is better for the [A] Dealer - [E] other change is dealing with a [E7] better way to feel

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