7 Years - Lukas Graham

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7 Years – Lukas Graham
Capo III

[Chords]

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       320003
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    20023x
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      x24242


[Intro tab]

            
e|-3-2-0---|--
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G|---------|--
D|---------|--
A|---------|--
E|---------|-0

              
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[Intro chords]

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[Verse 1]

            
Once I was Sev

             
en years old, 

              
my momma told 

me,   
         
go make yourse

              
lf some friend

              
s or you'll be

  
 lonely
            
once I was Sev

                     
en years old

            
It was a big b

         
ig world,  but

           |  
 we thought we

                        
 were bigger.
         
Pushing each o

              
ther to the li

              
mits, we were 

     |   
learning quick

    
er.
          
By eleven smok

   |       
ing herb and d

              
rinking burnin

      |  
g liquor
         
Never rich so 

              
we were out to

              
 make that ste

 |
ady figure


[Verse 2]

            
Once I was ele

          
ven years old,

      
 my daddy told

 me,
         
go get yoursel

              
f a wife or yo

         
u'll be lonely

.
            
Once I was ele

                    
ven years old

            
I always have 

    
that dream lik

e my Daddy bef

ore me
         
So I started w

              
riting songs, 

              
I started writ

    
ing stories
            
Something abou

          
t the glory, j

  
ust always see

med to bore me

,
         
Cause only tho

              
se I really lo

              
ve will ever r

       
eally know me 


[Verse 3]

            
Once I was twe

          
nty years old,


 my story got 

told,
         
before the mor

              
ning sun, when


 life was lone

ly.
            
Once I was twe

                    
nty years old

            
I only see my 

     
goals, I don't

 believe in fa

ilure.
         
Cause I know t

              
he smallest vo

              
ices, they can

    
 make it major

,
            
I got my boys 

          
with me at, le

     
ast those in f

avor
         
and if we don´

              
t meet before 

              
I leave, I hop

         
e to see you l

  
ater.


[Verse 4]

            
Once I was 20 

          
years old my s

  
tory got told
         
I was writing 

              
about everythi

          
ng I saw befor

 
e me 
            
Once I was 20 

               
years old

            
Soon we´ll be 

       
30 years old o

ur songs have 

been sold
         
we´ve travel a

              
round the worl

              
d and we´re st

  
ill roaming
            
Soon we´ll be 

                  
30 years old


[Bridge]

            
I´m still lear

            
ning about lif

e my woman bro

ught children 

for me
         
so I can sing 

              
them all my so

              
ngs and I can 

  
tell them stor

ies
            
Most of my boy

             
s are with me 

some are still

 out seeking g

lory
         
And some I had

              
 to leave behi

              
nd, my brother

   
 I´m still sor

ry

         
Soon I´ll be 6

      | 
0 years old my


 daddy got 61
             
remember life 

              
and then your 

              
life becomes a

  |                    
 better one
         
I made the man

           
 so happy when

            
 I wrote the l

  |
etter once
        
I hope my chil

              
dren come and 

              
visit once or 

      |
twice a month
         
Soon I´ll be 6

       
0 years old wi

 |
ll I think the

 world is cold
             
or will I have

              
 a lot of chil

           
dren who can w

 |                  
arm me?
         
Soon I´ll be 6

         |   
0 years old

            
Soon I´ll be 6

         
0 years old wi

    
ll I think the

 world is cold
         
or will I have

              
 a lot of chil

             
dren who can w


arm me?
            
Soon I´ll be 6

              
0 years old


[Outro]

            
Once I was sev

        
en years old, 

my momma told 

me,           

  
         
go make yourse

              
lf some friend

              
s or you'll be


 lonely
            
once I was sev

             
en years old
            
once I was sev

      
en years old