7 Years

7 YEARS Lukas Graham | Bm /// | D /// | GM7 /// | A /// | (x2) Bm D GM7 A. ||: Once I^was seven years | old ^my ~ momma told | me Go make^your self^some | B. ||: Once I^was eleven years | old ^my ~ daddy told | me Go get^your self^a | C. ||: Once I^was twenty years | old my story got | told d^Be fore^the morning | D. ||: Once I^was twenty years | old my story got | told^I was^writing about every | A Bm D GM7 | friends^or you'll^be lone ly | Once I^was seven years | old dd // | //// | //// | | wife^or you'll^be lone ly | Once I^was eleven years | old dd // | //// | //// | | sun^when life^was lone ly | Once I^was twenty years | old dd // | //// | //// | | thing^I saw before me | Once I^was twenty years | old dd // | //// | //// | to next page Bm A D 1. | ~ ^It was^a big big | world^but we^thought we^were bigger | GM7 A | / Pushing^each other to^the | limits we^were learning quicker | Bm A D | / By eleven smoking | herb^and drinking burning liquor | GM7 A | / Never rich^so we^were | out^to make^that steady figure :|| to B. Bm A D 2. | ~ ^I always had that | ^dream like ^my daddy^be fore^me | 3. | ~ ^I only see my | ^goals I ^dont believe^in failure | GM7 | ~ So=I started writing songs | I started writing stories | | ~ Coz=I know^the smallest voices | they can make^it major | Bm A D | ~ ^Some thing about^the glory | ~ ^just always seemed^to bore^me | | ~ ^I got my^boys with^me | ~ ^at least those^in favour | GM7 A | ~ ^Cause only those^I really | love^will ever really know^me :|| to C. | ~ ^And if^we dont^meet before | I^leave I^hope I'll^see you^later :|| to D. Bm D GM7 4. | Soon we'll^be thirty years | old ^our ~ songs^have been | sold we've travelled around | A Bm D GM7 | the^world and^we're still roaming | Soon we'll^be thirty years | old dd // | //// | //// | Bm D | ~ ^Im still learning about^life | ~ ^My woman^brought children for^me | G A | ~ ^So I^can sing^them all^my | songs^And I^can tell^them stories | Bm D | ~ ^Most of^my boys^are with^me | Some^are still^out seeking glory | G D | ~ ^And some^I had^to leave^be | hind^My brother Im^still sorry | G A Bm A | Soon I'll^be sixty years | old my daddy^got sixty | one Remember life^and then^your | F#m7 G A Bm | life becomes^a better one | ~ ^I made^the man^so happy | when^I wrote^a letter once | F#-4 F# | ~ ^I hope^my children come^and | visit once^or twice^a month | Bm D ||: Soon I'll^be sixty years | old will^I think^the world^is | GM7 A | cold d^Or will^I have^a | lot^of children who^can warm^me | Bm D GM7 | Soon I'll^be sixty years | old dd // | //// | //// :|| (x2) Bm D | Once I^was seven years | old ^my ~ momma told | GM7 A | me Go make^your self^some | friends^or you'll^be lone ly | Bm D GM7 Bm D | Once I^was seven years | old dd // | //// | //// | Once I^was seven years | old dd // ||