If I Die Young - The Band Perry, ukulele chords

Published: 2019-06-26 17:04
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

Intro: A E7 B C#m

      A
If I die young
       E7
Bury me in satin
     B          C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
          A       E7
Sink me in the river at dawn
     B                C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
A     E7    B
Oh oh, oh oh

          A                    E7
Lord make me a rainbow, Iʼll shine down on my mother
                  B                 C#m
Sheʼll know Iʼm safe with You when she stands under my colors
  A                      E7
Oh and life ainʼt always what you think it ought to be
  B              C#m
No, ainʼt even grey, but she buries her baby
 A         E7       B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A      E7       B
Well, Iʼve had just enough time

      A
If I die young
       E7
Bury me in satin
     B          C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
          A       E7
Sink me in the river at dawn
     B                    C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song

   A           E7     B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A      E7       B
Well, Iʼve had just enough time

              A           E7
And Iʼll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
     B               C#m
Iʼm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
   A           E7
Iʼve never known the loving of a man
     B                 C#m
but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
      A                   E7
Thereʼs a boy here in town says heʼll love me forever

B                C#m
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

  A         E7       B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A      E7       B
Well, Iʼve had just enough time

A E7 B C#m x2

 A
So put on your best boys
   E7
And Iʼll wear my pearls
B
What I never did is done

          A
A penny for my thoughts
     E7
Oh no, Iʼll sell them for a dollar
 B                 C#m
Theyʼre worth so much more after Iʼm a goner
   A                 E7
And maybe then youʼll hear the words Iʼve been singing
B                  C#m
Funny when youʼre dead how people start listening

A E7 B C#m

      A
If I die young
       E7
Bury me in satin
     B          C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
          A       E7
Sink me in the river at dawn
     B                    C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song

A        E7
 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
B     C#m
 Go in peace and love
 A
Gather up your tears
E7
Keep them in your pocket
 B                     C#m
Save them for a time when youʼre really gonna need them.

       A           E7     B   C#m
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
   A      E7       B
Well, Iʼve had just enough time

              A
So put on your best boys
   E7
And Iʼll wear my pearls