If I Die Young

	  		 


Standard Tuning 
 
Capo on the 4th fret 



 Chorus: 
            F                C 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          G              Am 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 F         C 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            G                      Am 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
F   C      G   Am 
 Oh oh, oh oh 


 Verse: 
                  F                             C 
 Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother 
                            G                           Am 
 She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors oh and 
F                             C 
 Life ain't always what you think it ought to be no 
G                         Am 
 Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby 


 Pre-Chorus 
F            C               G   Am 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
F      C               G     Am 
 I've had just enough time 


 Chorus: 
            F                C 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          G              Am 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 F         C 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            G                      Am 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
F            C               G   Am 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
F      C               G     (Am) 
 I've had just enough time 


 Verse: 
                       F            C 
 And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom 
          G                      Am 
 I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger, I've 
F                 C 
 Never known the lovin' of a man 
         G                         Am 
 But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand, there's a 
F                        C 
 Boy here in town says he'll love my forever 
   G                      Am 
 Who would have thought forever could be severed by 


 Pre-Chorus 
F            C               G   Am 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
F      C               G     Am 
 I've had just enough time 


 Instrumental:    F      C      G      Am      x 2 


 Bridge: 
     F                         C 
 So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls 
   G 
 What I never did is done 
                  F 
 A penny for my thoughts, oh no 
       C 
 I'll sell them for a dollar 
    G                       Am 
 They're worth so much more after I'm a goner 
      F                          C 
 And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin' 
  G                       (Am) 
 Funny when your dead how people start listenin' 


 F      C      G      Am 


 Chorus: 
            G                D 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          A              Bm 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 G         D 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            A                      Bm 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
G           D 
 Oh oh the ballad of a dove  
A         Bm 
 Go with peace and love 
  G                     D 
 Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket 
  A                             Bm 
 Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh 
G            D               A    Bm 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
G      D               A    Bm 
 I've had just enough time 


 Outtro: 
     G                   D                   A 
 So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls