tonalidad: E (forma de los acordes en la tonalidad de D )
Afinación:
E A D G B E
Capo en el 2ª traste
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 Am
Send me away with the words of a 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
G Am
Send me away with the words of a 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 G
I've never known the loving of a 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 Am F
Well, I've had just enough time
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 Am
Send me away with the words of a 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