7 Years chords by Leah Guest

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Verse 1:

E minorEm           G+G
Once I was seven years old,
       C majorC
and my momma told me to,
          D MajorD
be the kindest boy that I could be

E minorEm           G+G      C majorC
once I was Seven years old

E minorEm     D MajorD    G+G
This is a scary world,
        C majorC
I didn’t let that phase me.
              D MajorD
We put our brave face on from morning to the evening,

E minorEm     D MajorD
and by eleven I learned

G+G
Words that hurt more than bruises

C majorC             D MajorD
Life is a restless game; we’re trying not to lose it.

Verse 2:

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G
Once I was eleven years old,
       C majorC
my daddy told me,
         D MajorD
my, heart was his favorite thing about me.

E minorEm        D MajorD   G+G     C majorC
Once I was eleven years old

E minorEm      D MajorD    G+G
I’ve always dreamt so big,
           C majorC
And I’mma keep on dreaming.
            D MajorD
And in a hopeless world,

I’ve always kept believing;

E minorEm     D MajorD    G+G
I’ve always kept on breathing,
          C majorC
Always kept achieving.
             D MajorD
Despite the sticks and stones,

I will not be defeated.

Verse 3:

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G
Soon I’ll be twenty years old,
       C majorC
And my sisters told me to,
          D MajorD
Hold the one who love me most closely.

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G     C majorC
Soon I’ll be twenty years old.

E minorEm      D MajorD G+G
I wanna make a change,

Make this place a little better.
C majorC             D MajorD
We need to live within a world where everybody matters,

E minorEm         D MajorD    G+G
Don’t wanna see anyone’s sons or daughters ever crying,
C majorC              D MajorD
Cause they don’t fit in with what society has taught em.


Verse 4:

E minorEm      D MajorD    G+G
Soon I’ll be 20 years old
         C majorC
And my, friends have told me to
            D MajorD
Keep my chin up when my tears are streaming

E minorEm       D MajorD   G+G     C majorC
Soon I’ll be 20 years old

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G
Soon we´ll be 30 years old
           C majorC
What will our lives hold?
            D MajorD
Will I be satisfied with all that surrounds me?

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G     C majorC
Soon we´ll be 30 years old


Verse 5:

E minorEm        D MajorD  G+G
No matter how old we are,

Age is just a number.

C majorC           D MajorD
It’s never too late to love,

And care for one another.

E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G
To forgive a brother, or to find a lover,
C majorC       D MajorD
Life is just a mystery waiting to be discovered.


Verse 6:

E minorEm         D MajorD  G+G
Soon I´ll be 60 years old,
         C majorC
My life will be a story,
              D MajorD
Where my children tell their children about me.

E minorEm     D MajorD     G+G
I’ll watch a generation,

Rise up to change the nation,
C majorC              D MajorD
The past lays down foundations for the future celebrations.


Verse 7:

E minorEm        D MajorD   G+G
Soon I´ll be 60 years old
       C majorC
Will I be all alone cause I,
      D MajorD
Never valued what was all around me?

E minorEm        D MajorD   G+G    C majorC
Soon I´ll be 60 years old

E minorEm       D MajorD   G+G
Soon I´ll be 60 years old and,
       C majorC          D MajorD
God will show me that he was by my side

Through ever heartbeat

E minorEm         D MajorD  G+G    C majorC
Soon I´ll be 60 years old


Verse 8:

E minorEm           G+G
Once I was seven years old,
       C majorC
and my momma told me to,
          D MajorD
be the kindest boy that I could be

E minorEm        D MajorD    G+G      C majorC
once I was Seven years old

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