Gm|A#|D#|D#F
OnceGm I was seven years old A#
my momma told meD#, Go
make yourself some friends or you'll be loneFly
OnceGm I was seven years old A# D#
It Gmwas a big big worldA#
but we thought we were biggerD#
Pushing each other to the limits
we were learnFing quicker
By Gmeleven smoking herbA#
and drinking burning liquorD#
Never rich so we were out
to make that steadFy figure
OnceGm I was eleven years old A#, my
daddy told me D#Go get yourself a wife
or you'll be loneFly
OnceGm I was eleven years old A# D#
I aGmlways had that dreamA#
like my daddy before meD#
So I started writing songs
I started writiFng stories
SomeGmthing about that glory A#
just always seemed to bore meD#
'Cause only those I really love
will ever really Fknow me
OnceGm I was twenty years oldA# , my
story got toldD# Before the morning sun
when life was loneFly
OnceGm I was twenty years old A# D#
I oGmnly see my goals A#
I don't believe in failureD#
'Cause I know the smallest voices
they can makeF it major
I gGmot my boys with me A#
at least those in favorD#
And if we don't meet before
I leave, I hope I'll seeF you later
OnceGm I was twenty years old,A# my
story got toldD# I was writing about everything
I saw beforeF me
OnceGm I was twenty years old A# D#
SoonGm we'll be thirty years old, A#our
songs have been soldD#
We've traveled around the world
and we're still roamFing
SoonGm we'll be thirty years old A# D#
I'm Gmstill learning about lifeA#
My woman brought children for meD#
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell Fthem stories
MosGmt of my boys are with me
SomeA# are still out seeking glory D#
And some I had to leave behind
My brother I'm Dmstill sorry
SoonD# I'll be sixty years old, Gmmy
daddy got sixty-oneF
Remember life and then
your lifeDm becomes a better one
I mD#ade a man so happy
whenF I wrote a lettGmer once
I hDmope my children
come and visitD, once or twice a month
SoonD# I'll be sixty years old,Gm will I
think the world is coldF , Or will I
have a lot of childrDmen who can warm me
SoonD# I'll be sixty years old Gm D#
SoonGm I'll be sixty years oldA#, will I
think the world is coldD# , Or will I
have a lot of children who can warmF me
Soon GmI'll be sixty years old A# D#
OnceGm I was seven years oldA#
momma told meD# ,Go
make yourself some friends or you'll be lonFely
OnceGm I was seven years old A# D#
OnceGm I was seven years old A#
