7 Years by Lukas Graham
Key: EmIntroEmGCDEmGCChorus 1EmG
Once I was seven years old,
C
my momma told me,
D
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
EmGC
once I was Seven years old
Verse 1EmDG
It was a big big world,
C
but we thought we were bigger.
Pushing each other to the limits,
DEm
we were learning quicker.
DG
By eleven smoking herb
C
and drinking burning liquor
D
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Chorus 2EmDG
Once I was eleven years old,
C
my daddy told me,
D
go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely.
EmDGC
Once I was eleven years old
Verse 2EmDG
I always have that dream
C
like my Daddy before me
So I started writing songs
DEm
I started writing stories
DG
Something about that glory,
C
just always seemed to bore me,
Cause only those I really love
D
will ever really know me
Chorus 3EmDG
Once I was twenty years old,
C
my story got told,
D
before the morning sun, when life was lonely.
EmDGCEm
Once I was twenty years old
Verse 3DG
I only see my goals,
C
I don't believe in failure.
Cause I know the smallest voices,
DEm
they can make it major,
DGC
I got my boys with me at least those in favor
and if we don´t see before I leave,
D
I hope to see you later.
Chorus 4EmDG
Once I was twenty years old
C
my story got told
I was writing about everything,
D
I saw before me
EmDGC
Once I was twenty years old
Chorus 5]
EmDG
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
EmDGC
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
Verse 5]
EmG
I´m still learning about life
C
my woman brought children for me
so I can sing them all my songs
DC
and I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Cmaj7C
some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
Gb/D
my brother I´m still sorry
Chorus 6]
CDEm
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
D
my daddy got sixty-one
Gb/D
remember life and then your life
C
becomes a better one
I made a man so happy
DEm
when I wrote a letter once
Bm
I hope my children come and visit
once or twice a month
Chorus 7]
CDG
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
D
will I think the world is cold
Gb/D
or will I have a lot of children
who can warm me
CDGC
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Chorus 7 repeat]
EmDG
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
EmDGC
Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Chorus 8]
EmG
Once I was seven years old,
C
my momma told me,
G
go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
EmDGC
once I was seven years old
OutroEmDG
once I was seven years old
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