7 Years chords by Jasmine Thompson

Intro:

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Once I was seven years old
       Emin
My mama told me
            Bmin7
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
G           Bmin
Once I was seven years old


Verse 1:

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It was a big big world
        Emin
But we thought we were bigger
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Pushing each other to the limits

We were learning quicker
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By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
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Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure


Chorus 2:

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Once I was eleven years old
       Emin
My daddy told me
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"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely"

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Once I was eleven years old


Verse 2:

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I always had that dream
           Emin
Like my daddy before me
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So I started writing songs
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I started writing stories
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Something about that glory
           Emin
Just always seemed to bore me
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'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me


Chorus 3:

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Once I was twenty years old
       Emin
My story got told
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Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
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Once I was twenty years old


Verse 3:

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I only seek my goals
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I don't believe in failure
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'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
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I got my boys with me
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At least those in favour
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And if we don´t meet before I leave, I hope i'll see you later.


Chorus 4:

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Once I was twenty years old
       Emin
My story got told
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I was writing about everything I saw before me
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Once I was twenty years old


Chorus 5:

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Soon we´ll be thirty years old
          Emin
Our songs have been sold
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We´ve traveled around the world and we´re still roaming
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Soon we´ll be thirty years old


Verse 4:

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I´m still learning about life
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My woman brought children for me
Emin
So I can sing them all my songs
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And I can tell them stories
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Most of my boys are with me
              Emin
Some are still out seeking glory

And some I had to leave behind
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My brother I´m still sorry


Chorus 6:

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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
          Emin
My daddy got sixty-one
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Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
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I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
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I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month


Bridge:

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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
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Will I think the world is cold
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Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
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Soon I´ll be sixty years old
Bmin
Will I think the world is cold
Emin                       Bmin7
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?


Chorus 1:

G           Bmin
Once I was seven years old
       Emin
My mama told me
            Bmin7
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely"
G           Bmin
Once I was seven years old


Outro:

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