The Band Perry ~ If I Die Young Guitar Chords

Standard Tuning, Capo 2

             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                           Bm

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               A            Bm

And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom

G                   D              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

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