F
If I die young
           C
Bury me in satin
        G               Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
               F          C
Sink me in the river at dawn
        G                        Am
Send me away with the words of a love song
F       C      G
  Oh oh, oh oh


               F                             C
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
                          G                         Am
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors
   F                                 C
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
   G                     Am
No, ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
 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
           C
Bury me in satin
        G               Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
               F          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
I've never known the loving of a man
       G                         Am
but it 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  Am
The sharp knife of a short life
     F         C           G
Well, I've had just enough time


F C G Am x2


  F
So put on your best boys
    C
And I'll wear my pearls
G
What I never did is done


               F
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 C G Am  

         F
If I die young
           C
Bury me in satin
        G               Am
Lay me down on a bed of roses
               F          C
Sink me in the river at dawn
        G                             Am
Send me away with the words of a love song


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


          F                C       G    Am
Oh oh, 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