If I Die Young

          G
If I die young
            D
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      A   A7
  Oh oh, oh oh

[Verse 1]

               G                              D
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
                           A                             Bm
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                         Bm
No, ain't even grey but she buries her baby
G              D            A
The sharp knife of a short life
 G          D               A    A7
Well, I've had just enough time

[Chorus]

           G
If I die young
            D
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

[Pre-Chorus]

G                   D         A
The sharp knife of a short life
G                D         A    A7
Well, I've had just enough time

[Verse 2]

                      G           D
And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
          A                     Bm
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
      G                D                     A
I've never known the loving of a man but it sure felt nice when he was
 Bm
holding my hand
G                                D
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
A                        Bm
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

[Pre-Chorus]

G           D               A
The sharp knife of a short life
     G      D               A
Well, I've had just enough time

[Instrumental]

G  D  A  Bm
G  D  A  A7

[Bridge]

   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 'em for a dollar

A                            Bm
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                           Bm
Funny when you're dead how people start listening

G  D  A  A7

[Chorus]

         G
If I die young
             D
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

[Outro]

G                   D
 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
A                  Bm
         Go in peace and love
G
Gather up your tears
D
Keep 'em in your pocket
A                               Bm
Save 'em for a time when you're really gonna need 'em
G                 D         A
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
G                 D         A     A7
Well, I've had just enough time
   G
So put on your best boys
D                      A
  And I'll wear my pearls

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• A7
• Bm
• D
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