Intro
[Em] [G] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [C]
Chorus 1
[Em] [G]
Once I was seven years old
[C]
my momma told me
[D]
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
[Em] [G] [C]
once I was seven years old
Verse 1
[Em] [D] [G]
It was a big big world
[C]
but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits
[D] [Em]
we were learning quicker
[D] [G]
By eleven smoking herb
[C]
and drinking burning liquor
[D]
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Chorus 2
[Em] [D] [G]
Once I was eleven years old
[C]
my daddy told me
[D]
go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
Once I was eleven years old
Verse 2
[Em] [D] [G]
I always have that dream
[C]
like my Daddy before me
So I started writing songs
[D] [Em]
I started writing stories
[D] [G]
Something about that glory
[C]
just always seemed to bore me
Cause only those I really love
[D]
will ever really know me
Chorus 3
[Em] [D] [G]
Once I was twenty years old
[C]
my story got told
[D]
before the morning sun, when life was lonely
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
Once I was twenty years old
Verse 3
[Em] [D] [G]
I only see my goals
[C]
I don't believe in failure
Cause I know the smallest voices
[D] [Em]
they can make it major
[D] [G] [C]
I got my boys with me at least those in favor
and if we don´t meet before I leave
[D]
I hope I see you later
Chorus 4
[Em] [D] [G]
Once I was twenty years old
[C]
my story got told
I was writing about everything
[D]
I saw before me
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
Once I was twenty years old
Chorus 5
[Em] [D] [G]
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
[C]
our songs have been sold
we've traveled around the world
[D]
and we´re still roaming
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
Bridge
[Em] [G]
I´m still learning about life
[C]
my woman brought children for me
so I can sing them all my songs
[D]
and I can tell them stories
[Em]
Most of my boys are with me
[G] [C]
some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
[G/B]
my brother, I´m still sorry
Chorus 6
[C] [D] [Em]
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
[D]
my daddy got sixty-one
[G/B]
remember life and then your life
becomes a better one
[C]
I made a man so happy
[D] [Em]
when I wrote a letter once
[Bsus4] [B]
I hope my children come and visit
once or twice a month
Chorus 7
[C] [D] [Em]
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
[D]
will I think the world is cold
[G/B]
or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
[C] [D] [Em] [C]
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Chorus 7
[Em] [D] [G]
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
[C]
will I think the world is cold
or will I have a lot of children
[D]
who can warm me
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Chorus 8
[Em] [G]
Once I was seven years old,
[C]
my momma told me,
[D]
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
[Em] [D] [G] [C]
once I was seven years old
Outro
[Em] [D] [G]
once I was seven years old
