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7 Years - Lukas Graham
7 Years - Lukas Graham
Lukas Graham
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Intro:
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Once I was seven years old my momma told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
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Once I was seven years old....
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...It was a big big world, 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
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Once I was eleven years old 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....
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...I always had that dream like my daddy before me
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So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
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...Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me
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'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
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Once I was twenty years old, 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....
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...I only see my goals, 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 at least those in favor
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And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
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Once I was twenty years old, 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....
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Soon we'll be thirty years old, 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....
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...I'm still learning about life
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My woman brought children for me
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
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Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
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My brother I'm still sorry
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, 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
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, 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....
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, 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....
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Once I was seven years old, momma told me
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Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
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Once I was seven years old....
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Once I was seven years old
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KEY/CLAVE:
Left Side Numbers = Fret numbers
Bottom Numbers = Finger numbers (index finger is 1, middle finger is 2, ring finger is 3,
pinky is 4)
X on top = don't play the string, mute it
'O' on top = this string is played openly
If theres not a number on the bottom (usually on the 6th string, the fat one), this means to
use your thumb if you can.
Em G Cmaj7 D D/F#
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
1 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 3
G/B Bm B
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
2 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 1
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