Intro:Am C F G x2
Chorus:Am C
Once I was seven years old
F
my momma told me
G
go make yourself some friends or youʼll be lonely
Am C F
once I was seven years old
Am 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
C
By eleven smoking herb
F
and drinking burning liquor
G
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Chorus:Am C
Once I was eleven years old
F
my daddy told me
G
go get yourself a wife or youʼll be lonely
Am C F
Once I was eleven years old
Am C
I always have that dream
F
like my Daddy before me
So I started writing songs
G Am
I started writing stories
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 C
Once I was twenty years old
F
my story got told
G
before the morning sun, when life was lonely
Am C F
Once I was twenty years old
Am C
I only see my goals
F
I donʼt believe in failure
Cause I know the smallest voices
G Am
they can make it major
C F
I got my boys with me at least those in favor
and if we donʼt meet before I leave
G
I hope I see you later
Chorus:Am C
Once I was twenty years old
F
my story got told
I was writing about everything
G
I saw before me
Am C F
Once I was twenty years old
Am C
Soon weʼll be 30 years old
F
our songs have been sold
weʼve traveled around the world
G
and weʼre still roaming
Am C F
Soon weʼll be 30 years old
Bridge:Am C
Iʼm still learning about life
F
my woman brought children for me
so I can sing them all my songs
G
and I can tell them stories
Am C
Most of my boys are with me
F
some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
G
my brother, Iʼm still sorry
F Am
Soon Iʼll be sixty years old
G
my daddy got sixty-one
C
remember life and then your life
becomes a better one
F
I made a man so happy
Am
when I wrote a letter once
G C
I hope my children come and visit
once or twice a month
F Am
Soon Iʼll 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 Am F
Soon Iʼll be sixty years old
Am C
Soon Iʼll 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 C F
Soon Iʼll be sixty years old
Am C
Once I was seven years old,
F
my momma told me,
go make yourself some friends
G
or youʼll be lonely
Am C F
once I was seven years old
Am C
once I was seven years old