Capo 3

Intro  
Em D G D 
Em D     G  

Em               D      G  
Once I was seven years old  
             C  
My mama told me               
                       			     
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"  
Em                     G 234 C 
Once I was seven years old  

verse 1  
Em           D   G   
It was a big big world  
                         
But we thought we were bigger  
C                           
Pushing each other to the limits  
        D 
We were learning quicker  
Em                G  
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor  
C                                      D  
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure 
 

[Refrão]
Em                      G  
Once I was eleven years old  
              C 
My daddy told me  
                                     D  
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely"  

Em                      G  
Once I was eleven years old 

Verse 2  
Em           D    G    
I always had that dream  
                       
Like my daddy before me  
C                       
So I started writing songs  
          D 
I started writing stories  
Em                   D    G 
Something about that glory    
                       
Just always seemed to bore me  
C                             		 D 
Cause only those I really love will ever really know me 
 
chorus 

[Refrão]
Em                D     G  
Once I was twenty years old  
             C 
My story got told  
                                      D 
Before the morning sun, when life was lonely  
Em                D     G  
Once I was twenty years old 
  
verse 3  
Em          D  G  
I only seek my goals  
            
I don't believe in failure  
C                                          D  
Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major  
Em            D    G   
I got my boys with me  
  
At least those in favour  
C                                                D   
And if we don´t meet before I leave, I hope i'll see you later.  
chorus 
Em                D     G  
Once I was twenty years old  
               
My story got told  
C                                    D  
I was writing about everything I saw before me  
Em                D     G   
Once I was twenty years old  
Em                   D     G   
Soon we´ll be thirty years old  
                      
Our songs have been sold  
C                                               D 
We´ve traveled around the world and we´re still roaming  
Em                   D     G   
Soon we´ll be thirty years old  

verse 4  
Em                       G  
I´m still learning about life  
     
My woman brought children for me   
C 
So I can sing them all my songs  
          D  
And I can tell them stories  
Em                       G    
Most of my boys are with me  
                           D  
Some are still out seeking glory  

And some I had to leave behind   
           Bm 
My brother I´m still sorry  



Breakdown  
C                  D     Em   
Soon I´ll be sixty years old  
                   D  
My daddy got sixty-one  
                            Bm              
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one  
C                     D              Em  
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once  
Bm                          H       
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month  
C                  D     Em 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old  
                          D 
Will I think the world is cold  
                        Bm 
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?  
C                  D     Em  C  D 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old.... 

Em                 D     G   
Soon I´ll be sixty years old 
                          C 
Will I think the world is cold  
                                         D    
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?  

Em                 D     G  C 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old 



[Refrão]
Em                     G  
Once I was seven years old  
             C  
My mama told me               
                                           D 
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"  

Em               D      G  
Once I was seven years old   
Outro  

Em               D     G        
Once I was seven years old