Capo on the 4th Fret
[Intro]
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Once I was seven years old
Emin
My mama told me
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"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
G Bmin
Once I was seven years old
[Verse 1]
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It was a big big world
Emin
But we thought we were bigger
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Pushing each other to the limits
We were learning quicker
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By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
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Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
[Chorus 2]
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Once I was eleven years old
Emin
My daddy told me
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"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely"
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Once I was eleven years old
[Verse 2]
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I always had that dream
Emin
Like my daddy before me
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So I started writing songs
Bmin7
I started writing stories
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Something about that glory
Emin
Just always seemed to bore me
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'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
[Chorus 3]
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Once I was twenty years old
Emin
My story got told
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Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
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Once I was twenty years old
[Verse 3]
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I only seek my goals
Bmin
I don't believe in failure
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'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
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I got my boys with me
Bmin
At least those in favour
Emin Bmin7
And if we don´t meet before I leave, I hope i'll see you later.
[Chorus 4]
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Once I was twenty years old
Emin
My story got told
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I was writing about everything I saw before me
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Once I was twenty years old
[Chorus 5]
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Soon we´ll be thirty years old
Emin
Our songs have been sold
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We´ve traveled around the world and we´re still roaming
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Soon we´ll be thirty years old
[Verse 4]
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I´m still learning about life
Bmin
My woman brought children for me
Emin
So I can sing them all my songs
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And I can tell them stories
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Most of my boys are with me
Emin
Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
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My brother I´m still sorry
[Chorus 6]
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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Emin
My daddy got sixty-one
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Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
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I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
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I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month
[Bridge]
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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
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Will I think the world is cold
Emin Bmin7
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Bmin
Will I think the world is cold
Emin Bmin7
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
[Chorus 1]
G Bmin
Once I was seven years old
Emin
My mama told me
Bmin7
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
G Bmin
Once I was seven years old
[Outro]
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Once I was seven years old
