F#m F#m D E A A
F#m7 A DOnce I was seven years old, my mama told me
EGo make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
F#m7 A DOnce I was seven years old
F#m A It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger
D E Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
F#m A By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
D E Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
F#m7 A DOnce I was eleven years old, daddy told me,
EGo get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
F#m7 A DOnce I was eleven years old
F#m A I always had that dream like my daddy before me
D E F#m So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
F#m ASomething about that glory, just always seemed to bore me
D E F#m‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
F#m7 A DOnce I was twenty years old, my story got told
D E F#mBefore the morning sun, when life was lonely
F#m7 A DOnce I was twenty years old
F#m A I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure
D E F#m ‘Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
F#m G#m AI got my boys with me, at least those in favor
D E F#mAnd if we don't see before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
F#m7 A DOnce I was 20 years old, my story got told
D E F#mI was writing about everything I saw before me
F#m7 A DOnce I was 20 years old
F#m7 A DSoon we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold
E F#mWe've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
F#m7 A D ASoon we'll be 30 years old
F#m E AI'm still learning about life,
Amy woman brought children for me
DSo I can sing them all my songs
E F#mand I can tell them stories
F#mMost of my boys are with me,
Asome are still out seeking glory
DAnd some I had to leave behind,
E F#mmy brother I'm still sorry
F#m7 ASoon I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61
D E F#m7Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
F#m7 AI made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
DI hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month
F#m7 A DSoon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
E F#m7Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
F#m7 ASoon I'll be 60 years old
F#m7 A DSoon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
E F#m7Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
F#m7 ASoon I'll be 60 years old
F#m A DOnce I was seven years old, my mama told me
E F#mGo make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
A D AOnce I was seven years old
F#m E AOnce I was seven years old