(Gm)Once I was sev en years (Bb)old, my mom ma told (Ebmaj7)me go make your self some friends or you’ll be (F)lone ly.

(Gm)Once I was sev en years (Bb)old.

It was a big big world but we thought we were big ger, push ing each oth er to the lim it, we were (F)learn ing quick er.

By e lev en, (F)smok ing (Bb)herb and drink ing burn ing li quor.

Nev er rich so we were out to make that (F)stead y fi gure.

(Gm)Once I was e lev en (F)years (Bb)old, my dad dy told (Ebmaj7)me go get your self a wife or you’ll be (F)lone ly.

(Gm)Once I was e lev en (F)years (Bb)old.

I al ways had (F)that (Bb)dream, like my dad dy be fore me, so I start ed writ ing songs, I start ed (F)writ ing sto ries.

Some thing a bout that (F)glo ry, just al ways seemed to bore me ’cause on ly those I real ly love will ev er (F)real ly know me.

(Gm)Once I was twen ty (F)years (Bb)old, my sto ry got (Ebmaj7)told, be fore the morn ing sun, when life was (F)lone ly.

(Gm)Once I was twen ty (F)years (Bb)old.

I on ly see (F)my (Bb)goals, I don’t (Eb)be lieve in fail ure, ’cause I know the small est voi ces they can (F)make it ma jor.

I got my boys (F)with me, at least those in fa vour and if we don’t meet be fore I leave, I hope I’ll (F)see you la ter.

(Gm)Once I was twen ty (F)years (Bb)old, my sto ry got told, I was fright ened by ev ’ry thing I saw be (F)fore me.

(Gm)Once I was twen ty (F)years (Bb)old.

(Gm)Soon we’ll be thir ty (F)years (Bb)old, our songs have been (Ebmaj7)sold, we’ve tra velled a round the world and we’re still (F)roam ing.

(Gm)Soon we’ll be thir ty (F)years (Bb)old.

I’m still learn ing a bout life, my wom an brought child ren for me.

So I can sing them all my songs and I can (F)tell them sto ries.

Most of my boys are with me, (Bb)some are still out seek ing glo ry and some I had to leave be hind, my bro ther (Bb)I’m still sor ry.

(Eb)Soon I’ll be six ty (F)years (Gm)old, my dad dy got six ty (F)one.

Re mem ber life and then your (Bb)life be comes a bet ter one.

I made a man so hap py (F)when I wrote a (Gm)let ter once, I hope my child ren come to vis it once or twice a month.

(Eb)Soon I’ll be six ty (F)years (Gm)old, will I think the world is (F)cold or will I have a lot of (Bb)child ren who can bore me?

(Eb)Soon I’ll be six ty (F)years (Gm)old.

(Gm)Soon I’ll be six ty (F)years (Bb)old, will I think the world is (Ebmaj7)cold or will I have a lot of child ren who can bore me?

(Gm)Soon I’ll be six ty (F)years (Bb)old.

(Gm)Once I was sev en years (Bb)old my mom ma told (Eb)me go make your self some friends or you’ll be (F)lone ly.

(Gm)Once I was sev en years (Bb)old.

(Gm)Once I was sev en (F)years (Bb)old.