Madilyn Bailey - 7 years

^EmOnce I was seven years o^Gld, my momma told ^Cme, go make yourself some friends or you'll be ^Dlonely ^Emonce I was Seven years o^Gld ^C

^EmIt was a big b^Dig w^Gorld, but we thought we were bigger. ^C Pushing each other to the limits, we were l^Dearning quicker. ^Em By eleven ^Dsmoking^G herb and drinking burning liquor ^C Never rich so we were out to make that ^Dsteady figure

^EmOnce I was eleven ^Dyears ^Gold, my daddy told ^Cme, go get yourself a wife or you'll be ^Dlonely. ^EmOnce I was eleven ^Dyears ^Gold ^C

^EmI always have ^Dthat ^Gdream like my Daddy before me ^C So I started writing songs I started ^Dwriting stories ^Em Something about that ^Dglo^Gry, just always seemed to bore me,^C Cause only those I really love will ever ^Dreally know me

^EmOnce I was twenty ^Dyears ^Gold, my story got ^Ctold, before the morning sun, when life was ^Dlonely. ^EmOnce I was twenty ^Dyears ^Gold ^{C Em}

^EmSoon we´ll be 30 ^Dyears ^Gold our songs have been ^Csold we've traveled around the world and we´re still ^Droaming ^EmSoon we´ll be 30 ^Dyears ^Gold ^C

^EmI´m still learning about life ^G my woman brought children for me ^C so I can sing them all my songs and I can ^Dtell them stories ^C Most of my boys are with me ^Cmaj7some are still out seeking glory ^C And some I had to leave behind my brother ^F#/DI´m still sorry

^CSoon I´ll be sixty ^Dyears ^Gold will I think the world is ^Dcold or will I have a lot of ^F#/Dchildren who can warm me ^CSoon I´ll be sixty ^Dyears ^Gold ^C

^EmSoon I´ll be sixty ^Dyears ^Gold will I think the world is ^Ccold or will I have a lot of children who can ^Dwarm me ^EmSoon I´ll be sixty ^Dyears^G old ^{C Em}once I was seven ^Dyears ^Gold