Song Title: 7 Years (Standard)
Artist: Lukas Graham
Chords By: Joel Mulig, Sydney Australia
Revised: 13 June 2016


[Intro]

    
     


[Refrain 1]

            
Once I was 7 y

          
ears old my ma

        
ma told me
              
Go make yourse

              
lf some friend

              
s or you'll be

  
 lonely
            
Once I was sev

          
en years old


[Verse 1]

           
    It was a b

         
ig big world, 

              
but we thought

              
 we were bigge

 
r
              
Pushing each o

              
ther to the li

              
mits, we were 

             
learning quick


er
             
By 11 smoking 

          
herb & dri

             
nking burning 


liquor
        
Never rich so 

              
we were out to

             
 make that ste

       
ady figure


[Refrain 2]

            
Once I was 11 

         
years old my d

          
addy told me
              
Go get yoursel

              
f a wife or yo

         
u'll be lonely
            
Once I was 11 

       
years old


[Verse 2]

            
  I always had

         
 that dream li

              
ke my daddy be

       
fore me
              
So I started w

              
riting songs, 

              
I started writ

       
ing stories
              
Something abou

         
t that glory j

              
ust always see

              
med to bore me
              
'cause only th

              
ose I really l

              
ove will ever 

 
really know me


[Refrain 3]

            
Once I was 20 

         
years old, my 

           
story got told
              
Before the mor

              
ning sun, when

           
 life was lone

ly
            
Once I was 20 

       
years old


[Verse 3]

           
  I only see m

          
y goals, I don

              
't believe in 

    
failure
              
Cause I know t

              
he smallest vo

              
ices, they can

            
 make it major
              
I got my boys 

         
with me at lea

              
st those in fa

   
vour
              
And if we don'

        
t meet before 

            
I leave, I hop

        
e I'll see you

 later


[Refrain 4]

            
Once I was 20 

         
years old, my 

           
story got told
              
I was writing 

              
'bout everythi

             
ng, I saw befo

re me
            
Once I was 20 

       
years old
            
Soon we'll be 

          
30 years old, 

              
our songs have

      
 been sold
              
We've traveled

              
 around the wo

              
rld and we're 

       
still roaming
            
Soon we'll be 

          
30 years old


[Verse 4]

            
  I'm still le

              
arning about l


ife
              
My woman broug

              
ht children fo

    
r me

So I can sing them all my songs
              
And I can tell

            
 them stories
              
Most of my boy

          
s are with me
              
Some are still

              
 out seeking g

  
lory

some I had to leave behind
              
My brother I'm


 still sorry


[Bridge]

            
Soon I'll be 6

           
0 years old, m

            
y daddy got 61
              
Remember life 

              
and then your 


life becomes a

 better one
            
  I made a man

             
 so happy when

            
 I wrote a let

              
ter once
      
  I hope my ch

              
ildren come an

        
d visit, once 

or twice a mon

th
            
Soon I'll be 6

       
0 years old, w

              
ill I think th

            
e world is col


d
              
Or will I have

            
 a lot of chil

              
dren who can w

    
arm me
            
Soon I'll be 6

              
0 years old


[Chorus]

            
Soon I'll be 6

         
0 years old, w

              
ill I think th

           
e world is col


d
              
Or will I have

              
 a lot of chil

             
dren who can w

arm me
            
Soon I'll be 6

           
0 years old


[Refrain 1]

            
Once I was sev

         
en years old, 

              
my mama told m

 
e
              
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