Intro
[Gm] [Gm] [Eb] [F] [Bb] [Bb]
Refrain
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me
[F]
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was seven years old
Verse
[Gm] [Bb]
It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger
[Eb] [F]
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
[Gm] [Bb]
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
[Eb] [F]
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Refrain
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was eleven years old, daddy told me,
[F]
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was eleven years old
Verse
[Gm] [Bb]
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
[Gm] [Bb]
Something about that glory, just always seemed to bore me
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
Refrain
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was twenty years old, my story got told
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was twenty years old
Verse
[Gm] [Bb]
I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
‘Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
[Gm] [Bb]
I got my boys with me, at least those in favor
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
And if we don't see before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
Refrain
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was 20 years old, my story got told
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
I was writing about everything I saw before me
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was 20 years old
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Soon we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold
[F] [Gm]
We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Soon we'll be 30 years old
Verse
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
I'm still learning about life,
[Bb]
my woman brought children for me
[Eb]
So I can sing them all my songs
[F] [Gm]
and I can tell them stories
[Gm]
Most of my boys are with me,
[Bb]
some are still out seeking glory
[Eb]
And some I had to leave behind,
[F] [Gm]
my brother I'm still sorry
Bridge
[Gm7] [Bb]
Soon I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61
[Eb] [F] [Gm7]
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
[Gm7] [Bb]
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
[Eb]
I hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month
Refrain
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
[F] [Gm7]
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
[Gm7] [Bb]
Soon I'll be 60 years old
[Gm7] [Bb] [Eb]
Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
[F] [Gm7]
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
[Gm7] [Bb]
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Verse
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me
[F] [Gm]
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Once I was seven years old
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
Once I was seven years old
