If I Die Young Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Chorus 1]
If I die [F]young, bury me in [C]satin
Lay me [G]down on a bed of [Am]roses
Sink me in the [F]river at [C]dawn
Send me [G]away with the words of a [Am]love song
[F]Oh- oh,[C] oh- oh[G]

[Verse 1]
Lord, make me a [F]rainbow,
I'll shine down on my [C]mother
She'll know I'm safe with [G]you
when she stands under my [Am]colors
Oh, [F]and life ain't always
what you [C]think it ought to be, no
[G]Ain't even gray, but she bur[Am]ies her baby
[F]The sharp kni[C]fe of a short lif[G]e[Am]
[F]Well, I've [C]had just enough [G]time

[Chorus 2]
If I die [F]young, bury me in [C]satin
Lay me [G]down on a bed of [Am]roses
Sink me in the [F]river at [C]dawn
Send me [G]away with the words of a [Am]love song
[F]The sharp kni[C]fe of a short lif[G]e[Am]
[F]Well, I've [C]had just enough [G]time

[Verse 2]
And I'll be wearing [F]white
when I [C]come into your kingdom
I'm as [G]green as the ring on my [Am]little cold finger
[F]I've never known the [C]lovin' of a man
But it [G]sure felt nice
when he was [Am]holding my hand
There's [F]a boy here in town,
says [C]he'll love me forever
[G]Who would have thought
for[Am]ever could be severed [F]by
The sharp [C]knife of a short [G]life[Am]
[F]Well, I've [C]had just enough [G]time

[Solo 1]
[F][C][G][Am]
[F][C][G][Am]

[Bridge 1]
So [F]put on your best, boys,
and [C]I'll wear my pearls
[G]What I never did is done

[Verse 3]
A penny for my [F]thoughts, oh no,
I'll [C]sell 'em for a dollar
[G]They're worth so much more [Am]after I'm a goner
And [F]maybe then you'll hear
the [C]words I've been singin'
[G]Funny when you're dead,
how [Am]people start listenin'
[F][C][G]

[Chorus 3]
If I die [F]young, bury me in [C]satin
Lay me [G]down on a bed of [Am]roses
Sink me in the [F]river at [C]dawn
Send me [G]away with the words of a [Am]love song
Oh- [F]oh (oh-oh) the [C]ballad of a dove
[G]Go with pea[Am]ce and love
[F]Gather up your tears, [C]keep 'em in your pocket
[G]Save 'em for a time
when you're [Am]really gonna need 'em, [F]oh
The sharp [C]knife of a short [G]life[Am]
[F]Well, I've [C]had just enough [G]time

[Outro 1]
So [F]put on your best, boys,
[C]and I'll wear my pearls