If I Die Young Chords by The Band Perry

If [A] I die young, bury [E] me in satin, lay [B] me down on a bed of [C#m] roses, sink me [A] in the river [Em] at dawn
Send [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love _ song
[A] _ Oh [E] oh, _ [F#m] oh [B] oh _ _ _
Lord [E] make me [A] a rainbow, I'll shine down [E] on my mother
She'll know I'm [B] safe with you when she stands [C#] under my colors
Oh [E] and, [A] life ain't always [E] what you think it ought to be
[B] No, ain't even gray [C#m] but she buries her [B] baby
[A] The short [E] enough of a [B] short _ _ life
[C#m] _ Oh [A] well, _ _ [E] I've had just enough [B] _ time _ _
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me in satin, lay [B] me down on a [C#m] bed of roses, sink [A] me in the river [E] at dawn
Send [B] me away with the [C#m] words of a love _ _ [A] song
The short [E] enough of a [B] short _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ life
Oh well, [A] _ I've [E]
had just enough [B] _ _ time _
_ And I'll [A] be wearing white [E] when I come into your kingdom
[B] I'm as green as the rain on [C#m] my little coal finger
_ [A] I've never [E] known the love of man [B] but it sure felt nice when he [C#m] was calling my name
[A] There's a boy here in town [E] says he'll love me [A] forever
[B] Who would have thought [C#m]
forever could be [A] severed by the short [E]
enough of a [B] short _ life _
[C#m] _ _ [A] Oh well, _ [E] I've had just [B] enough time _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ [A] So put on your best [E] boys and I'll wear my pearls
_ [B] What I never did is done
A penny for [A] my thoughts, oh no, [E] I'll sell them for a dollar
[B] They're worth so much more [C#m] after [E] I'm a goner
And [A] maybe then you'll hear [E] the words I've been singing
[B] Funny when you're dead [C#m] how people start _ listening
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If [A] I die young, bury [E] me in satin, lay me [B]
down on a [C#m] bed of roses, sink me [A] in the river [E] at dawn
Send me [B]
away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song
A _
_ _ [E] _ ballad of the [B] dove, _ _ [E] go with peace and love
[A]
Gather up your tears, [E] keep them in your pocket
[B]
Save them for a [C#m] time when you're really gonna need them
[A] Oh, the short [E] enough of a short [B] _
_ [C#m] life
_ _ [A] Oh well, _ _ [E] I've had just enough [B] time
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] So put on your best [E] boys _ and I'll wear my [B] pearls _ _