If I Die Young

Chords

Standard

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
Oh oh, oh oh

                   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
Well, I've had just enough time

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

                      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
G                    D       A
The sharp knife of a short life
G              D       A
Well, I've had just enough time
( Interlude G- D- A-Bm)
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                            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           
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
 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 them.
G            D              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                      A
  And I'll wear my pearls