If I Die Young by Lauren Alaina (Original by The Band Perry)
Album: American Idol Season 10
Track 2
2011
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
D: xx0232
A: x02220
Bm: x24432
Chorus:
F C
If I die young, bury me in satin
G Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
F C
Sink me in the river at dawn
G Am
Send me away with the words of a love song
F C G Am
Oh oh, oh oh
Verse:
F C
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
G Am
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors oh and
F C
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be no
G Am
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
Pre-Chorus:
F C G Am
The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well
F C G Am
I've had just enough time
Chorus:
F C
If I die young, bury me in satin
G Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
F C
Sink me in the river at dawn
G Am
Send me away with the words of a love song
F C G Am
The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well
F C G (Am)
I've had just enough time
Verse:
F C
And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom
G Am
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger, I've
F C
Never known the lovin' of a man
G Am
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand, there's a
F C
Boy here in town says he'll love my forever
G Am
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
Pre-Chorus:
F C G Am
The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well
F C G Am
I've had just enough time
Instrumental: F C G Am x 2
Bridge:
F C
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
G
What I never did is done
F
A penny for my thoughts, oh no
C
I'll sell them for a dollar
G Am
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
F C
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
G (Am)
Funny when your dead how people start listenin'
F C G Am
Chorus:
G D
If I die young, 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 with peace and love
G D
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
A Bm
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh
G D A Bm
The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well
G D A Bm
I've had just enough time
Outtro:
G D A
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
