7 Years Rewrite chords by Leah Guest

Chords with lyrics

[Intro]
E minorEm           G+G          C majorC
Once I was seven years old and my mama told me-
          D MajorD
to be the kindest girl that I could be
E minorEm           G+G        C majorC
Once I was seven years old

[Verse 1]
E minorEm     D MajorD   G+G
This is a scary world, I didn't let that phase me
C majorC          D MajorD
We put a brave face on from the morning till the evening
E minorEm    D MajorD       G+G
And by eleven I learnt words that hurt more than bruises
C majorC          D MajorD
Life is a restless game, we're trying not to lose it

[Chorus]
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G         C majorC
Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me-
            D MajorD
My heart had to be the prettiest thing about me
E minorEm     D MajorD      G+G      C majorC
Once I was eleven years old

[Verse 2]
E minorEm      D MajorD    G+G
I've always dreamt so big, and I'ma keep on dreaming
C majorC         D MajorD
And in a hopeless world, I've always kept believing,
E minorEm          D MajorD              G+G
I've always kept on breathing, always kept achieving
                C majorC       D MajorD
Despite the sticks and stones, I will not be defeated

[Chorus]
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G            C majorC
Soon I'll be twenty years old and my brothers told me-
           D MajorD
To hold the ones who love me most so closely
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G      C majorC
Soon I'll be twenty years old

[Verse 3]
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
No I don't wanna see anyone's sons or daughters,
C majorC                 D MajorD
Cryin cos they don't fit in with what society has taught them

[Chorus]
E minorEm       D MajorD     G+G              C majorC
Soon I'll be twenty years old and my friends have told me-
          D MajorD
To keep my chin up when my tears are streaming
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G      C majorC
Soon I'll be twenty years old

E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G             C majorC
Soon we'll be thirty years old, 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 I'll be thirty years old

[Verse 4]
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, to reach or care for each other
E minorEm        G+G
To forgive a brother, or to find a lover
C majorC         D MajorD
Life is a mystery waiting to be discovered

[Bridge]
E minorEm      D MajorD     G+G            C majorC
Soon I'll be sixty years old, my life will be a story
            D MajorD
Where my children tell there 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

[Chorus]
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G
Soon I'll be sixty years old,
        C majorC             D MajorD
Will I be all alone cause I never valued what was all around me?
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G      C majorC
Soon I'll be sixty years old

E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G
Soon I'll be sixty years old,
         C majorC             D MajorD
And God will show me that he was by my side through the my every heart beat
E minorEm      D MajorD      G+G       C majorC
Soon I'll be sixty years old

[Outro]
E minorEm     D MajorD      G+G          C majorC
Once I was seven years old and my mama told me-
          D MajorD
To be the kindest girl that I could be
E minorEm     D MajorD      G+G     C majorC
Once I was seven years old
E minorEm     D MajorD      G+G