If I Die Young Chords & Tabs
Capo is on 3. All chords are relative to capo. Basic chords; F, C, G, Am.
F
If I die young
C
Bury me in satin
G Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
F C
Sink me in the river at dawn
G F
Send me away with the words of a love song
F C G
Oh oh, oh oh
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
F C
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
G F
She ain't even grey but she buries her baby
F C G
The sharp knife of a short life
F C G
Well, I've had just enough time
F
If I die young
C
Bury me in satin
G Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
F C
Sink me in the river at dawn
G F
Send me away with the words of a love song
F C G
The sharp knife of a short life
F C G
Well, I've had just enough time
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F C
And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
F C
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
G Am
I've never known the loving of a man but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
F C
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
G F
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
F C G
The sharp knife of a short life
F C G
Well, I've had just enough time
INSTRUMENTAL-- F, C, G, Am... F, C, G, F
F
So put on your best boys
C G
And I'll wear my pearls
G
What I never did is done
F C
A penny for my thoughts
F C
Oh no, 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've been singing
G F
Funny when you're dead how people start listening
F
If I die young
C
Bury me in satin
G Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
F C
Sink me in the river at dawn
G F
Send me away with the words of a love song
F C G
The sharp knife of a short life
F C G
Well, I've had just enough time
F
So put on your best boys
C G
And I'll wear my pearls
