Intro chords: Em G – Cmaj7 D – Em G – Cmaj7
Verse 1:
Em Once I was Seven years G old, my momma told me
Go Cmaj7 make yourself some friends or you’ll be D lonely
Em Once I was Seven years G old Cmaj7
Em It was a big D big world, G but we thought we were bigger
Push-Cmaj7 ing each other to the limits, we were learning D quicker
Em By eleven D smoking G herb and drinking burning liquor
Cmaj7 Never rich so we were out to make that steady D figure
Verse 2:
Em Once I was eleven D years old, my G daddy told me
Cmaj7 Go get yourself a wife or you’ll be D lonely
Em Once I was eleven D years G old Cmaj7
Em I always have D that G dream like my Daddy before me
Cmaj7 So I´m started writing songs I started writing D stories
Em Something about D the glory, G just always seemed to bore me
Cmaj7 Cause only those I really love will ever really D know me
Verse 3:
Em Once I was twenty D years old, G my story got told
Cmaj7 before the morning sun, when life was D lonely
Em Once I was twenty D years G old Cmaj7
Em I only see my D goals, I G don’t believe in failure
Cmaj7 Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it D major
Em I got my boys with D me at, least G those in favor
Cmaj7 and if we don´t meet before I leave, I hope to see you D later
Verse 4:
Em Once I was 20 D years old my G story got told
Cmaj7 I was writing about everything I saw before D me
Em Once I was 20 D years G old Cmaj7
Em Soon we´ll be 30 [D years G old our songs have been sold
Cmaj7 we´ve travel around the world and we´re still D roaming
Em Soon we´ll be 30 D years G old Cmaj7
Bridge:
Em I´m still learning about G life my woman brought children for me
Cmaj7 So I can sing them all my songs and I can tell them D stories
Em Most of my boys are with me G some are still out seeking glory
Cmaj7 And some I had to leave behind, my brother G I´m still sorry
Cmaj7 Soon I´ll be 60 D years old [|] Em my daddy got 61
D remember life and then your life becomes a G better one
Cmaj7 I made the man so happy D when I wrote the Em letter once
B7sus4 I hope my children come and visit once or B7 twice a month
Cmaj7 Soon I´ll be 60 D years old Em will I think the world is cold
D or will I have a lot of children who G can warm me?
Cmaj7 Soon I´ll be 60 D years Em old Cmaj7 [Dadd4|]
Em Soon I´ll be 60 D years old G will I think the world is cold
Cmaj7 Or will I have a lot of children who can warm D me?
Em Soon I´ll be 60 D years old GCmaj7
Outro:
Em Once I was seven years G old, my momma told me,
Cmaj7 go make yourself some friends or you’ll be D lonely
Em once I was seven D years G old Cmaj7
Em once I was seven D years G old
