[Intro]
Em  G  C  D
Em  G  C
[Refrain]
Em                      G 
Once I was seven years old 
              C 
my momma told me 
                                           D 
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely 
Em                      G           C 
once I was seven years old
[Strophe]
Em            D   G 
It was a big big world 
                                C 
but we thought we were bigger 
  
Pushing each other to the limits 
         D                  Em 
we were learning quicker 
          D      G 
By eleven smoking herb 
                             C 
and drinking burning liquor 
                                       D 
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
[Refrain]
Em                D     G 
Once I was eleven years old 
              C 
my daddy told me 
                                    D 
go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely 
Em                D     G     C 
Once I was eleven years old
[Strophe]
Em            D    G 
I always have that dream 
                         C 
like my Daddy before me 
  
So I started writing songs 
          D                Em 
I started writing stories 
                     D  G 
Something about that glory 
                              C 
just always seemed to bore me 
  
Cause only those I really love 
          D 
will ever really know me
[Refrain]
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     C 
Once I was twenty years old
[Strophe]
Em           D  G 
  I only see my goals 
                              C 
I don't believe in failure 
  
Cause I know the smallest voices 
         D               Em 
they can make it major 
              D   G                           C 
I got my boys with me at least those in favor 
  
and if we don´t meet before I leave 
         D 
I hope I see you later
[Refrain]
Em                D     G 
Once I was twenty years old 
             C 
my story got told 
  
I was writing about everything 
        D 
I saw before me 
Em                D     G       C 
Once I was twenty years old
[Refrain]
Em               D     G 
Soon we´ll be 30 years old 
                    C 
our songs have been sold 
  
we've traveled around the world 
                D 
and we´re still roaming 
Em               D     G      C 
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
[Pont]
Em                           G 
I´m still learning about life 
                                C 
my woman brought children for me 
  
so I can sing them all my songs 
          D 
and I can tell them stories 
Em 
  Most of my boys are with me 
G                               C 
some are still out seeking glory 
  
And some I had to leave behind 
            G/B 
my brother, I´m still sorry
[Refrain]
C                  D     Em 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old 
                   D 
my daddy got sixty-one 
                            G/B 
remember life and then your life 
  
becomes a better one 
C 
  I made a man so happy 
D              Em 
when I wrote a letter once 
Bsus4                       B 
I hope my children come and visit 
  
once or twice a month
[Refrain]
C                  D     Em 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old 
                          D 
will I think the world is cold 
                        G/B 
or will I have a lot of children who can warm me 
C                  D     Em      C 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
[Refrain]
Em                 D     G 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old 
                          C 
will I think the world is cold 
  
or will I have a lot of children 
        D 
who can warm me 
Em                 D     G       C 
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
[Refrain]
Em                     G 
Once I was seven years old, 
              C 
my momma told me, 
                                           D 
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely 
Em               D     G       C 
once I was seven years old
[Outro]
Em               D     G 
once I was seven years old