Chords for If I Die Young - The Band Perry - Cover by Michael Henry & Justin Robinett
Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
If I [F] die young, bury me [C] in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed of [Am] roses, sink me in [F] the river [C] at
dawn, send me [G] away with the words of a [Am] love [G] song.
[F] [C]
Lord [G]
make me [F] a [G] rainbow, shine down on [C] my mother, so I know I'm [G] safe with you and she stands
under [Am] my colors.
[G] And oh, [F] life ain't always what [C] you think it ought to be, [G] no, ain't even great but [Am] she
buries [G] her [F] baby in the [C] sharpened knife of a [G] short
[Am] [G] life.
[F] [C] And I've had just enough [G] time.
If I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river at
[C] dawn, send me [G] away with the words [Am] of a love [G] song.
[F] A sharp [C] knife of a short [G]
life.
[F]
I've [C] had just enough [G] time.
I'll be [F] wearing white [C]
when I come into your kingdom, [G] I'm as green as the ring [Am] on my little cold finger.
[F] I've never known [C] the loving of a woman, [G] but it sure felt [Am] nice when she was holding my hand.
[F] There's a girl here in town says [C] she loved me forever [G] and who would have thought [Am] forever
could be [G] [F] severed by the [C] sharpened knife of a short [G]
life.
[F] Well I've [C] had just [G] enough time.
[F]
[C] [G]
[Am] [F]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
A penny [Fm] for my [G] thoughts, oh no, [C] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[G] There was so much more [A] after I'm a [G] goner [F] and maybe then you'll [C] hear the words I've been [G] singing.
Funny when you're dead [Am] how people [G] started listening.
[F]
If [C] [G]
I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [Em] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river [C] at
dawn, send [G] me away with the words of a [Bm] love [A] song.
[G]
[D] [A]
If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down on a bed of [Bm] roses, sink [G] me in the river [D] at
dawn, send [A] me away with the words [Bm] of a love [A] [G] song.
A sharpened [D] knife of a short [A]
[Bm] life.
[D] Well I've had just enough [A] time.
If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down.
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
If I [F] die young, bury me [C] in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed of [Am] roses, sink me in [F] the river [C] at
dawn, send me [G] away with the words of a [Am] love [G] song.
[F] [C]
Lord [G]
make me [F] a [G] rainbow, shine down on [C] my mother, so I know I'm [G] safe with you and she stands
under [Am] my colors.
[G] And oh, [F] life ain't always what [C] you think it ought to be, [G] no, ain't even great but [Am] she
buries [G] her [F] baby in the [C] sharpened knife of a [G] short
[Am] [G] life.
[F] [C] And I've had just enough [G] time.
If I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river at
[C] dawn, send me [G] away with the words [Am] of a love [G] song.
[F] A sharp [C] knife of a short [G]
life.
[F]
I've [C] had just enough [G] time.
I'll be [F] wearing white [C]
when I come into your kingdom, [G] I'm as green as the ring [Am] on my little cold finger.
[F] I've never known [C] the loving of a woman, [G] but it sure felt [Am] nice when she was holding my hand.
[F] There's a girl here in town says [C] she loved me forever [G] and who would have thought [Am] forever
could be [G] [F] severed by the [C] sharpened knife of a short [G]
life.
[F] Well I've [C] had just [G] enough time.
[F]
[C] [G]
[Am] [F]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
A penny [Fm] for my [G] thoughts, oh no, [C] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[G] There was so much more [A] after I'm a [G] goner [F] and maybe then you'll [C] hear the words I've been [G] singing.
Funny when you're dead [Am] how people [G] started listening.
[F]
If [C] [G]
I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [Em] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river [C] at
dawn, send [G] me away with the words of a [Bm] love [A] song.
[G]
[D] [A]
If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down on a bed of [Bm] roses, sink [G] me in the river [D] at
dawn, send [A] me away with the words [Bm] of a love [A] [G] song.
A sharpened [D] knife of a short [A]
[Bm] life.
[D] Well I've had just enough [A] time.
If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down.
Key:
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C
F
Am
A
G
C
F
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ If I [F] die young, bury me [C] in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed of [Am] roses, sink me in [F] the river [C] at
dawn, send me [G] away with the words of a [Am] love [G] song.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Lord [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ make me [F] a [G] rainbow, shine down on [C] my mother, so I know I'm [G] safe with you and she stands
under [Am] my colors.
[G] And oh, _ [F] _ life ain't always what [C] you think it ought to be, [G] no, ain't even great but [Am] she
buries [G] her [F] baby in the [C] sharpened knife of a [G] short _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] life.
[F] _ [C] And I've had just enough [G] _ time.
_ _ If I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river at
[C] dawn, send me [G] away with the words [Am] of a love [G] song.
[F] _ A sharp [C] knife of a short [G] _ _
life.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I've [C] had just enough [G] _ time.
_ _ _ I'll be [F] wearing white [C]
when I come into your kingdom, [G] I'm as green as the ring [Am] on my little cold finger.
[F] I've never known [C] the loving of a woman, [G] but it sure felt [Am] nice when she was holding my hand.
[F] There's a girl here in town says [C] she loved me forever [G] and who would have thought [Am] forever
could be [G] [F] severed by the [C] sharpened knife of a short [G] _ _
life.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Well I've [C] had just [G] enough time. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ A penny [Fm] for my [G] thoughts, oh no, [C] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[G] There was so much more [A] after I'm a [G] goner [F] and maybe then you'll [C] hear the words I've been [G] singing.
Funny when you're dead [Am] how people [G] started listening.
[F] _ _
If [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [Em] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river [C] at
dawn, send [G] me away with the words of a [Bm] love [A] song.
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down on a bed of [Bm] roses, sink [G] me in the river [D] at
dawn, send [A] me away with the words [Bm] of a love _ [A] _ [G] song.
A sharpened [D] knife of a short [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ life.
[D] Well _ I've had just enough [A] _ time.
_ _ _ If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ If I [F] die young, bury me [C] in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed of [Am] roses, sink me in [F] the river [C] at
dawn, send me [G] away with the words of a [Am] love [G] song.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Lord [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ make me [F] a [G] rainbow, shine down on [C] my mother, so I know I'm [G] safe with you and she stands
under [Am] my colors.
[G] And oh, _ [F] _ life ain't always what [C] you think it ought to be, [G] no, ain't even great but [Am] she
buries [G] her [F] baby in the [C] sharpened knife of a [G] short _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] life.
[F] _ [C] And I've had just enough [G] _ time.
_ _ If I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [G] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river at
[C] dawn, send me [G] away with the words [Am] of a love [G] song.
[F] _ A sharp [C] knife of a short [G] _ _
life.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I've [C] had just enough [G] _ time.
_ _ _ I'll be [F] wearing white [C]
when I come into your kingdom, [G] I'm as green as the ring [Am] on my little cold finger.
[F] I've never known [C] the loving of a woman, [G] but it sure felt [Am] nice when she was holding my hand.
[F] There's a girl here in town says [C] she loved me forever [G] and who would have thought [Am] forever
could be [G] [F] severed by the [C] sharpened knife of a short [G] _ _
life.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Well I've [C] had just [G] enough time. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ A penny [Fm] for my [G] thoughts, oh no, [C] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[G] There was so much more [A] after I'm a [G] goner [F] and maybe then you'll [C] hear the words I've been [G] singing.
Funny when you're dead [Am] how people [G] started listening.
[F] _ _
If [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [F] die young, bury [C] me in satin, lay me [Em] down on a bed [Am] of roses, [G] sink me [F] in the river [C] at
dawn, send [G] me away with the words of a [Bm] love [A] song.
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down on a bed of [Bm] roses, sink [G] me in the river [D] at
dawn, send [A] me away with the words [Bm] of a love _ [A] _ [G] song.
A sharpened [D] knife of a short [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ life.
[D] Well _ I've had just enough [A] _ time.
_ _ _ If I [G] die young, bury [D] me in satin, lay [A] me down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _