If I Die Young

 F
If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                F          C4  C
Sink me in the river at dawn
            G                          Am
Send me away with the words of a love song
F          C4  C    G  G7
Oh oh, oh oh

                 F
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on
C4  C
My mother
                          G
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands
          Am
Under my colors
             F
Oh and life ain't always what you think it
    C4  C
Ought to be
       G
No, ain't even grave but she buries her baby

( Am )

    F               C         G   Am
The sharp knife of a short life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

             F
If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses

                F          C4  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 life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

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
F                    C                G
I've never known the loving of a man but it
                Am
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                      Am
Who would have thought forever could be
Severed by
F                  C           G
The sharp knife of a short life
       F                 C     G  Am  F
Well, I've had just enough time

F
So put on your best boys
C
And I'll wear my pearls
G
What I never did is done

F                C
A penny for my thoughts
        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                           Am
Funny when you're dead how people start
Listening

             F
If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                F          C4  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 life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

F                   C
 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
G                  Am
Go in peace and love
                      F
Gather up your tears
                   Am
Keep em in your pocket
                          G
Save em for a time when you're really gonna
  C
Need them.

    F               C         G   Am
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
And I'll wear my pearls

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• C*

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• F*

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• G*

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• G7*

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