Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
If I die young
Bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of Bm4roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a Bm4love song
Oh oh, oh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under Bm4my colors
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
No, ain't even grey, but Bm4she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short liBm4fe
Well, I've had just enough time
If I die young
Bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of Bm4roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love Bm4song
The sharp knife of a short life Bm4
Well, I've had just enough time
And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on myBm4 little cold finger
I've never known the loving of a man
but it sure felt nice when he wasBm4 holding my hand
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought foBm4rever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life Bm4
Well, I've had just enough time
Bm4 x2
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts
Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more aBm4fter I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
Funny when you're dead how Bm4people start listening
Bm4
If I die young
Bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of Bm4roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a Bm4love song
Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
Go in pBm4eace and love
Gather up your tears
Keep them in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're rBm4eally gonna need them.
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life Bm4
Well, I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls