[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