[Gm]　[Gm7/F]　[Ebmaj7]　[F]

[Gm]　[Bb]　[Ebmaj7]

 

[Gm]Once I was seven years [Gm7/F]old my momma told [Ebmaj7]me

Go make yourself some friends or you'll be [F]lonely

[Gm]Once I was seven years [Bb]old[Ebmaj7]

 

[Gm]It was a big [F/A]big [Bb]world, but we thought we were bigger

[Eb]Pushing each other to the limits, we were [F]learning quicker

[Gm]By eleven [F/A]smoking [Bb]herb and drinking burning liquor

[Eb]Never rich so we were out to make that [F]steady figure

 

[Gm]Once I was eleven [F/A]years [Bb]old my daddy told [Eb]me

Go get yourself a wife or you'll be [F]lonely

[Gm]Once I was eleven [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

 

[Gm]I always had [F/A]that [Bb]dream like my daddy before me

[Eb]So I started writing songs, I started [F]writing stories

[Gm]Something about that [F/A]glory[Bb] just always seemed to bore me

[Eb]’Cause only those I really love will ever [F]really know me

 

[Gm]Once I was twenty [F/A]years [Bb]old, my story got [Eb]told

Before the morning sun, when life was [F]lonely

[Gm]Once I was twenty [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

 

[Gm]I only see [F/A]my [Bb]goals, I don't believe in failure

[Eb]’Cause I know the smallest voices, they can [F]make it major

[Gm]I got my boys [F/A]with me[Bb] at least those in favor

[Eb]And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll [F]see you later

 

[Gm]Once I was twenty [F/A]years [Bb]old, my story got [Eb]told

I was writing about everything, I saw [F]before me

[Gm]Once I was twenty [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

[Gm]Soon we'll be thirty [F/A]years [Bb]old, our songs have been [Eb]sold

We've traveled around the world and we're still [F]roaming

[Gm]Soon we'll be thirty [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

 

[Gm]I’m still learning about life

[Bb]My woman brought children for me

[Eb]So I can sing them all my songs

And I can [F]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

My brother [Bb/D]I’m still sorry

 

[Eb]Soon I'll be sixty [F]years [Gm]old, my daddy got sixty-[F]one

Remember life and then your [Bb/D]life becomes a better one

[Eb]I made a man so happy [F]when I wrote a [Gm]letter once

[Dsus4]I hope my children come and [D]visit, once or twice a month

 

[Eb]Soon I'll be sixty [F]years [Gm]old, will I think the world is [F]cold

Or will I have a lot of [Bb/D]children who can warm me

[Eb]Soon I'll be sixty [F]years [Gm]old[Eb]　[F]

[Gm]Soon I'll be sixty [F/A]years [Bb]old, will I think the world is [Eb]cold

Or will I have a lot of children who can [F]warm me

[Gm]Soon I'll be sixty [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

 

[Gm]Once I was seven years [Bb]old, momma told [Eb]me

Go make yourself some friends or you'll be [F]lonely

[Gm]Once I was seven [F/A]years [Bb]old[Eb]

 

[Gm]Once I was seven [F/A]years [Bb]old