{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1840925,"song":"7 Years","artist":"Leah Guest","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11407472-7-years-chords-by-leah-guest/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1840925?type=chord","rating":4.98175,"votes":15,"content":"3rd fret\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnce I was seven years old,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand my momma told me,             [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto be the kindest girl that I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nonce I was Seven years old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis is a scary world,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI didn’t let that phase me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe put our brave face on,[/tab]\r\n         \r\nfrom the morning till the evening.\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nBy eleven I learned words that hurt more than bruises[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLife is a restless game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwe’re trying not to lose it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnce I was eleven years old,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nmy daddy told me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmy heart had to be the prettiest thing about me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnce I was eleven years old[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI always dreamt so big[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch] \r\nand Imma keep on dreaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd in a hopeless world [/tab]\r\n\r\nI´ve always kept believing\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ve always kept on breathing,  [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAlways kept achieving[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDespite the sticks and stones [/tab]\r\n   \r\nI will not be defeated\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I’ll be twenty years old,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nmy brothers told me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto hold the ones who love me most so closely.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon I’ll be twenty years old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wanna make a change[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMake this place a little better.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe need to live within a world,[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhere everybody matters,\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo I don’t wanna see anyone’s sons or daughters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCrying cause hey don’t fit in[/tab]\r\n          \r\nWith what society has taught them.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I’ll be 20 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my friends have told me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo keep my head up[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhen my tears are streaming\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon I’ll be 20 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon we´ll be 30 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat will our lives hold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWill I be satisfied[/tab]\r\n              \r\nWith all that surrounds me\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon I´ll be 30 years old[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo matter how old we are[/tab]\r\n\r\nAge is just a number\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s never too late to love[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto reach or care for eachother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto forgive a brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nor to find a lover[/tab]\r\n\r\nLife is a mystery\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting to be discovered[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I´ll be 60 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nmy life will be a story[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere my children[/tab]\r\n                 \r\ntell their children about me\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ll watch a generation[/tab]\r\n\r\nRise up to change the nation\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe past lays down foundations[/tab]\r\n              \r\nfor the future celebrations\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nSoon I´ll be 60 years old[/tab]\r\n\r\nwill I be all alone\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause I never valued[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhat was all around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon I´ll be 60 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nSoon I´ll be 60 years old[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd God will show me\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nthat he was by my side[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthrough my every heartbeat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon I´ll be 60 years old[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOnce I was seven years old,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand my momma told me,             [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto be the kindest girl that I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nonce I was seven years old[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nonce I was seven years old[/tab]","plain_text":"3rd fret\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n         \nfrom the morning till the evening.\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI´ve always kept believing\n\n\n\n   \nI will not be defeated\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere everybody matters,\n\n\n          \nWith what society has taught them.\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen my tears are streaming\n\n\n\n\n              \nWith all that surrounds me\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\nAge is just a number\n\n\n\n\n\nLife is a mystery\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n                 \ntell their children about me\n\n\nRise up to change the nation\n\n              \nfor the future celebrations\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\nwill I be all alone\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd God will show me\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]","chords":["Em","G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}