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
