Tuning: G C E A

Capo 3 [Refrain]

^EmOnce I was seven years o^Gld, My momma told ^Cme, Go make yourself some ^Dfriends or you'll be lonely ^EmOnce I was seven years o^Gld ^C

[Verse]

^EmIt was a ^Dbig big w^Gorld, but we thought ^Cwe were bigger. Pushing each other to the l^Dimits,

we were learning quicker.

^EmBy eleven sm^Doking he^Grb and drinking burning liquor ^CNever rich so we were out to ^Dmake that steady figure

[Refrain]

^EmOnce I was eleven ^Dyears ol^Gd, my daddy told ^Cme, go get yourself a ^Dwife or you'll be lonely. ^EmOnce I was eleven ^Dyears o^Gld ^C

[Verse]

^EmI always have ^Dthat dre^Gam like my daddy before ^Cme So I started writing so^Dngs

I started writing stories

^EmSomething ab^Dout the g^Glory, just always seemed to ^Cbore me, Cause only those I really ^Dlove

will ever really know me [Refrain]

^EmOnce I was twenty ^Dyears ol^Gd, my story got t^Cold, before the morning ^Dsun, when life was lonely. ^EmOnce I was twenty ^Dyears ol^Gd ^C

[Verse]

^EmI only see my ^Dgoals, I don't be^Glieve in failure. ^CCause I know the smallest ^Dvoices,

they can make it major,

^EmI got my boys with ^Dme, at least t^Ghose in favour ^Cand if we don´t meet before I ^Dleave,

I hope to see you later. [Refrain]

^EmOnce I was 20 ^Dyears ol^Gd my story got t^Cold I was writing about ever^Dything,

I saw before me

^EmOnce I was 20 y^Dears ol^Gd ^C ^EmSoon we´ll be 30 ^Dyears ol^Gd our songs have been so^Cld we´ve travelled around the w^Dorld

and we´re still roaming

^EmSoon we´ll be 30 ^Dyears ol^Gd ^C

[Verse]

^EmI´m still le^Darning about li^Gfe my woman brought children for me ^Cso I can sing them all my songs and I can t^Dell them stories

^EmMost of my bo^Dys are with ^Gme some are still out seeking glo^Cry

And some I had to leave behind

my brother I´^Dm still sorry

[Verse]

^EmSoon I´ll be 60 yea^Drs ol^Gd my daddy got sixty-^Cone remember life and then your ^Dlife

becomes a better one

^EmI made a ^Dman so hap^Gpy when I wrote a letter once ^CI hope my children come and ^Dvisit

once or twice a month [Refrain]

^EmSoon I´ll be 60 ye^Dars ol^Gd will I think the world is cold ^Cor will I have a lot of children who can ^Dwarm me ^EmSoon I´ll be 60 y^Dears ol^Gd ^C

^EmSoon I´ll be 60 ^Dyears o^Gld Will I think the world is cold ^COr will I have a lot of children who can ^Dwarm me ^EmSoon I´ll be 60 yea^Drs ol^Gd ^C

[Outro]

^EmOnce I was seven ye^Dars ol^Gd, my momma told ^Cme, go make yourself some ^Dfriends or you'll be lonely ^Emonce I was seven years o^Gld ^C ^Emonce I was se^Dven years ol^Gd

Lukas Graham - 7 years