If I Die Young

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If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                F          C4  C
Sink me in the river at dawn
            G                   
Send me away with the words of a 
       Am
love song
F          C4  C    G  G7
Oh oh, oh oh

                 F
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine 
down on
C4  C
My mother
                          G
She'll know I'm safe with You when 
she stands
          Am
Under my colors
             F
Oh and life ain't always what you 
think it
    C4  C
Ought to be
       G
No, ain't even grave but she buries 
her baby

( Am )

    F               C         G   Am
The sharp knife of a short life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

             F
If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                F          C4  C
Sink me in the river at dawn
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            G                   
Send me away with the words of a 
       Am
love song
    F               C         G   Am
The sharp knife of a short life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

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
F                    C           
I've never known the loving of a 
     G
man but it
                Am
Sure felt nice when he was holding 
my hand
F                           C
There's a boy here in town says 
he'll love me
Forever
G                      Am
Who would have thought forever could
 be
Severed by
F                  C           G
The sharp knife of a short life
       F                 C     G  
Well, I've had just enough time
Am  F


F
So put on your best boys
C
And I'll wear my pearls
G
What I never did is done

F                C
A penny for my thoughts
        C
Oh no, 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've
Been singing
G                           Am
Funny when you're dead how people 
start
Listening

             F
If I die young
                  C4  C
Bury me in satin
              G          Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                F          C4  C
Sink me in the river at dawn
            G                   
Send me away with the words of a 
       Am
love song
    F               C         G   Am
The sharp knife of a short life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

F                   C
 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
G                  Am
Go in peace and love
                      F
Gather up your tears
                   Am
Keep em in your pocket
                          G
Save em for a time when you're 
really gonna
  C
Need them.

    F               C         G   Am
The sharp knife of a short life
      F                C           G
Well, I've had just enough time

F
So put on your best boys
C
And I'll wear my pearls