7 Years

[Intro]
Am  C  F  G
Am  C  F


[Chorus]
Am                     C
Once I was seven years old,
              F
my momma told me,
                                           G
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Am                     C    F
once I was seven years old


[Verse]
Am           G   C
It was a big big world,
                              F
but we thought we were bigger.

Pushing each other to the limits,
        G            Am
we were learning quicker.
           G     C
By eleven smoking herb
                       F
and drinking burning liquor
                                       G
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure


[Chorus]
Am                G     C
Once I was eleven years old,
              F
my daddy told me,
                                    G
go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely.
Am                G     C   F
Once I was eleven years old


[Verse]
Am            G    C
I always have that dream
                         F
like my daddy before me

So I started writing songs
          G          Am
I started writing stories
                     G  C
Something about that glory,
                           F
just always seemed to bore me,

Cause only those I really love
          G
will ever really know me


[Chorus]
Am                G     C
Once I was twenty years old,
             F
my story got told,
                                      G
before the morning sun, when life was lonely.
Am                G     C    F
Once I was twenty years old


[Verse]
Am            G  C
   I only see my goals,
                            F
I don't believe in failure.

Cause I know the smallest voices,
         G         Am
they can make it major,
              G    C                      F
I got my boys with me at least those in favor

and if we don’t see before I leave,
          G
I hope to see you later.


[Chorus]
Am                G     C
Once I was twenty years old
             F
my story got told

I was writing about everything,
        G
I saw before me
Am                G     C    F
Once I was twenty years old


[Chorus]
Am                   G     C
Soon we’ll be thirty years old
                    F
our songs have been sold

we've traveled around the world
                G
and we’re still roaming
Am                   G     C    F
Soon we’ll be thirty years old


[Verse]
Am                            C
I’m still learning about life
                                  F
my woman brought children for me

so I can sing them all my songs
          G                 Am
and I can tell them stories

Most of my boys are with me
C                                F
some are still out seeking glory

And some I had to leave behind
           C
my brother I’m still sorry


[Bridge]
F                  G     Am
Soon I’ll be sixty years old
                   G
my daddy got sixty-one
                            C
remember life and then your life
                     F
becomes a better one

I made a man so happy
G              Am
when I wrote a letter once
E
I hope my children come and visit

once or twice a month


[Chorus]
F                  G     Am
Soon I’ll be sixty years old
                          G
will I think the world is cold
                        C
or will I have a lot of children

who can warm me
F                  G     Am   F
Soon I’ll be sixty years old


[Chorus]
Am                 G     C
Soon I’ll be sixty years old
                          F
will I think the world is cold

or will I have a lot of children
        G
who can warm me
Am                 G    C       F
Soon I’ll be sixty years old


[Chorus]
Am                     C
Once I was seven years old,
              F
my momma told me,
                                           C
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Am               G     C    F
Once I was seven years old


[Outro]
Am               G     C
Once I was seven years old