C#m C#m A B E E

C#m7 E AOnce I was seven years old, my mama told me

BGo make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely

C#m7 E AOnce I was seven years old

C#m E It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger

A B Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker

C#m E By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor

A B Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure

C#m7 E AOnce I was eleven years old, daddy told me,

BGo get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely

C#m7 E AOnce I was eleven years old

C#m E I always had that dream like my daddy before me

A B C#m So I started writing songs, I started writing stories

C#m ESomething about that glory, just always seemed to bore me

A B C#m‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me

C#m7 E AOnce I was twenty years old, my story got told

A B C#mBefore the morning sun, when life was lonely

C#m7 E AOnce I was twenty years old

C#m E I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure

A B C#m ‘Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major

C#m D#m EI got my boys with me, at least those in favor

A B C#mAnd if we don't see before I leave, I hope I'll see you later

C#m7 E AOnce I was 20 years old, my story got told

A B C#mI was writing about everything I saw before me

C#m7 E AOnce I was 20 years old

C#m7 E ASoon we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold

B C#mWe've traveled around the world and we're still roaming

C#m7 E A ESoon we'll be 30 years old

C#m B EI'm still learning about life,

Emy woman brought children for me

ASo I can sing them all my songs

B C#mand I can tell them stories

C#mMost of my boys are with me,

Esome are still out seeking glory

AAnd some I had to leave behind,

B C#mmy brother I'm still sorry

C#m7 ESoon I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61

A B C#m7Remember life and then your life becomes a better one

C#m7 EI made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once

AI hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month

C#m7 E ASoon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold

B C#m7Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me

C#m7 ESoon I'll be 60 years old

C#m7 E ASoon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold

B C#m7Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me

C#m7 ESoon I'll be 60 years old

C#m E AOnce I was seven years old, my mama told me

B C#mGo make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely

E A EOnce I was seven years old

C#m B EOnce I was seven years old