If I Die Young chords by The Band Perry (Ver. 3)

Chords:

  A E B C#m

     A
If I die young
      E
Bury me in satin
    B        C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
        A     E
Sink me in the river at dawn
    B            C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
A    E   B
 Oh oh, oh oh

        A               E
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
             B             C#m
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors
  A                 E
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
  B           C#m
No, ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
 A       E     B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A     E     B
Well, I've had just enough time


     A
If I die young
      E
Bury me in satin
    B        C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
        A     E
Sink me in the river at dawn
    B               C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song


  A        E    B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A     E      B
Well, I've had just enough time


          A        E
And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
    B           C#m
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
  A        E
I've never known the loving of a man
    B             C#m
but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
     A              E
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever

B            C#m
Who would have thought forever could be severed by


  A       E     B C#m
The sharp knife of a short life
   A     E      B
Well, I've had just enough time


A E B C#m x2


 A
So put on your best boys
  E
And I'll wear my pearls
B
What I never did is done


        A
A penny for my thoughts
    E
Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
 B             C#m
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
   A             E
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
B             C#m
Funny when you're dead how people start listening


A E B C#m

     A
If I die young
      E
Bury me in satin
    B        C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
        A     E
Sink me in the river at dawn
    B               C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song


A      E
 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
B    C#m
 Go in peace and love
 A
Gather up your tears
E
Keep them in your pocket
 B                C#m
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them.


     A        E    B  C#m
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
   A     E      B
Well, I've had just enough time

           A
So put on your best boys
  E
And I'll wear my pearls