If I Die Young

CAPO: 2nd fret [Intro]

G

If I die young

D

Bury me in satin

A D6add9/A

Lay me down on a bed of roses

G D

Sink me in the river at dawn

A D6add9/A

Send me away with the words of a love song

G D A

Oh oh, oh oh

Verse]

G D

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother

A D6add9/A

She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors

G D

Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be

A D6add9/A

No, ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

[Bridge]

G D A D6add9/A

The sharp knife of a short life

G D D6add9/A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Chorus]

G

If I die young

D

Bury me in satin

A D6add9/A

Lay me down on a bed of roses

G D

Sink me in the river at dawn

A D6add9/A

Send me away with the words of a love song

[Bridge]

G D A D6add9/A

The sharp knife of a short life

G D A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Verse]

G D

And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom

A D6add9/A

I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger

G D

I've never known the loving of a man

A D6add9/A

but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand

G D

There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever

A D6add9/A

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

[Bridge]

G D A D6add9/A

The sharp knife of a short life

G D A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Instrumental]

G D A D6add9/A x2

[Interlude]

G

So put on your best boys

D

And I'll wear my pearls

A

What I never did is done

G

A penny for my thoughts

D

Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar

A D6add9/A

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

G D

And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing

A D6add9/A

Funny when you're dead how people start listening

[Instrumental]

G D A D6add9/A

[Chorus]

G

If I die young

D

Bury me in satin

A D6add9/A

Lay me down on a bed of roses

G D

Sink me in the river at dawn

A D6add9/A

Send me away with the words of a love song

[Outro]

G D

Oh oh, the ballad of a dove

A D6add9/A

Go in peace and love

G

Gather up your tears

D

Keep them in your pocket

A D6add9/A

Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them

G D A D6add9/A

Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life

G D A

Well, I've had just enough time

G

So put on your best boys

D

And I'll wear my pearls