G (320003@1)              DIf (xx0232@1)I die young bury me in satin
        A (x02220@1)             BmLay (x24432@1)me down on a bed of roses
               G (320003@1)      DSink (xx0232@1)me in the river at dawn
        A (x02220@1)                      BmSend (x24432@1)me away with the words of a love song
G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)Bmoh (x24432@1)oh oh oh

G (320003@1)                            DLord (xx0232@1)make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
                A (x02220@1)                                    BmShe'll (x24432@1)know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
 G (320003@1)                        DLife (xx0232@1)ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
 A (x02220@1)                     Bmain't (x24432@1)even grey, but she buries her baby

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)The sharp knife of a short life, well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)I've had just enough time

G (320003@1)              DIf (xx0232@1)I die young bury me in satin
        A (x02220@1)             BmLay (x24432@1)me down on a bed of roses
               G (320003@1)      DSink (xx0232@1)me in the river at dawn
        A (x02220@1)                      BmSend (x24432@1)me away with the words of a love song

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)The sharp knife of a short life, well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)I've had just enough time

G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
        A (x02220@1)                     BmI'm (x24432@1)as green as the ring on my little cold finger
    G (320003@1)               DI've (xx0232@1)never known the lovin' of a man
        A (x02220@1)                        BmBut (x24432@1)it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
          G (320003@1)                         DThere's (xx0232@1)a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
A (x02220@1)                      Bm (x24432@1)      
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)The sharp knife of a short life, well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)I've had just enough time

G D A Bm

G (320003@1)                        DSo (xx0232@1)put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
A (x02220@1)                 BmWhat (x24432@1)I never did is done

G (320003@1)                                  DA (xx0232@1)penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell them for a dollar
                 A (x02220@1)                    BmThey're (x24432@1)worth so much more after I'm a goner
                      G (320003@1)                     DAnd (xx0232@1)maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
                  A (x02220@1)                     BmFunny (x24432@1)when you're dead how people start listenin'

G (320003@1)              DIf (xx0232@1)I die young bury me in satin
        A (x02220@1)             BmLay (x24432@1)me down on a bed of roses
               G (320003@1)      DSink (xx0232@1)me in the river at dawn
        A (x02220@1)                      BmSend (x24432@1)me away with the words of a love song

oh oh

GThe (320003@1)ballad of a dove
        D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)BmGo (x24432@1)with peace and love
                G (320003@1)                     DGather (xx0232@1)up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
                A (x02220@1)                          Bm (x24432@1) 
Save them for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)The sharp knife of a short life, well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)I've had just enough time
   G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)  GSo (320003@1)put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls