Published: 2019-06-26 17:04 Selection chords: Sarah Harris
Tonality
Intro: AEBC#mA
If I die young
E
Bury me in satin
BC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
AE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
AEB
Oh oh, oh oh
AE
Lord make me a rainbow, Iʼll shine down on my mother
BC#m
Sheʼll know Iʼm safe with You when she stands under my colors
AE
Oh and life ainʼt always what you think it ought to be
BC#m
No, ainʼt even grey, but she buries her baby
AEBC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
AEB
Well, Iʼve had just enough time
A
If I die young
E
Bury me in satin
BC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
AE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
AEBC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
AEB
Well, Iʼve had just enough time
AE
And Iʼll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
BC#m
Iʼm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
AE
Iʼve never known the loving of a man
BC#m
but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
AE
Thereʼs a boy here in town says heʼll love me forever
BC#m
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
AEBC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
AEB
Well, Iʼve had just enough time
AEBC#m x2
A
So put on your best boys
E
And Iʼll wear my pearls
B
What I never did is done
A
A penny for my thoughts
E
Oh no, Iʼll sell them for a dollar
BC#m
Theyʼre worth so much more after Iʼm a goner
AE
And maybe then youʼll hear the words Iʼve been singing
BC#m
Funny when youʼre dead how people start listening
AEBC#mA
If I die young
E
Bury me in satin
BC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
AE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
AE
Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
BC#m
Go in peace and love
A
Gather up your tears
E
Keep them in your pocket
BC#m
Save them for a time when youʼre really gonna need them.
AEBC#m
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
AEB
Well, Iʼve had just enough time
A
So put on your best boys
E
And Iʼll wear my pearls