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± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 118 beats per minute
Intro: B C#m7 E | Amaj Amaj Amaj B C#m7 E | Amaj Chorus: C#m7 E Once I was seven years old, Amaj My mama told me, “Go make yourself some friends B Or you’ll be lonely”, C#m7 E Amaj Once I was seven years old. C#m B E It was a big, big world, A But we thought we were bigger, Pushing each other to the limits, B C#m We were learning quicker, B E By eleven smoking herb A And drinking burning liquor, Never rich so we were out B To make that steady figure. Chorus: C#m B E Once I was eleven years old, A My daddy told me, “Go get yourself a wife B Or you’ll be lonely”, C#m B E Once I was eleven years old. Instrumental: Amaj Amaj Amaj Amaj C#m B E I always had that dream A Like my daddy before me, So I started writing songs, B C#m I started writing stories. B E Something about that glory, A Just always seemed to bore me, ‘Cause only those I really love B Will ever really know me. Chorus: C#m7 B E Once I was twenty years old, Amaj My story got told Before the morning sun, B When life was lonely, C#m7 B E Once I was twenty years old. Amaj (Lukas Graham!) C#m B E I only see my goals, A I don’t believe in failure, ‘Cause I know the smallest voices, B C#m They can make it major. B E I got my boys with me A At least those in favor And if we don’t meet before I leave, B I hope I’ll see you later. Chorus: C#m7 B E Once I was twenty years old, Amaj My story got told, I was writing ‘bout everything, B I saw before me, C#m7 B E Amaj Once I was twenty years old. C#m7 B E Soon we’ll be thirty years old, Amaj Our songs have been sold, We’ve traveled around the world B And we’re still roaming, C#m7 B E Amaj Soon we’ll be thirty years old. C#m E I’m still learning about life, A My woman brought children for me, So I can sing them all my songs B And I can tell them stories. C#m Most of my boys are with me, E A Some are still out seeking glory, And some I had to leave behind, E My brother, I’m still sorry. Bridge: A B C#m Soon I’ll be sixty years old, B My daddy got sixty-one, Remember, life and then E Your life becomes a better one. A I made a man so happy B C#m When I wrote a letter once, G#7sus4 I hope, my children come G#7 And visit once or twice a month. Chorus: Amaj B C#m Soon I’ll be sixty years old, B Will I think the world is cold E Or will I have a lot of children Who can warm me? Amaj B C#m Amaj Soon I’ll be sixty years old. C#m7 B E Soon I’ll be sixty years old, Amaj Will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children B Who can hold me? C#m7 B E Amaj Soon I’ll be sixty years old. C#m E Once I was seven years old, A My mama told me, “Go make yourself some friends B Or you’ll be lonely”, C#m7 B E Amaj Once I was seven years old, C#m7 B E Once I was seven years old.
Published 07.05.16