If I Die Young Chords
If I Die Young by The Band Perry is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, D4, D, A, Bm and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
If I die young
D4 D
Bury me in satin
A Bm
Lay me down on a bed of roses
G D4 D
Sink me in the river at dawn
A Bm
Send me away with the words of a love song
G D4 D A A7
Oh oh, oh oh
G D4 D
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
A Bm
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors
G D4 D
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
A Bm
No, ain't even grave but she buries her baby
G D A Bm
The sharp knife of a short life
G D A
Well, I've had just enough time
If I die young
Bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life
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 my little cold finger
I've never known the loving of a man but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time
G
So put on your best boys
D
And I'll wear my pearls
A
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 after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
Funny when you're dead how people start listening
If I die young
Bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
G D
Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
A Bm
Go in peace and love
G
Gather up your tears
Bm
Keep em in your pocket
A D
Save em for a time when you're really gonna need them.
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
Well, I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls