A                E
If I die young bury me in satin
        B                C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                A         E
Sink me in the river at dawn
        B                         C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song 
A  
oh oh oh oh 
E           B
oh oh oh oh


                A                              E
Lord make me a rainbow, I?ll shine down on my mother
                           B                            C#m       A
She'll know I?m safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
                             E                B
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no 
                          C#m          A
ain't even grey, but she buries her baby


              E             B   C#m A
The sharp knife of a short life,   well 
      E               B   
I?ve had just enough time


          A                E
If I die young bury me in satin
        B                C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                A        E
Sink me in the river at dawn
        B                         C#m       A
Send me away with the words of a love song  


              E             B   C#m A
The sharp knife of a short life,   well 
      E               B   
I?ve had just enough time


                      A                          E
And I?ll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
         B                      C#m
I?m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
A                      E
 I?ve never known the lovin' of a man 
        B                          C#m
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
A                                 E
 There?s a boy here in town says he?ll love me forever
                 B        C#m                    A
Who would have thought forever could be severed by


              E             B   C#m A
The sharp knife of a short life,   well 
      E               B   
I?ve had just enough time


A E B C#m 

A E B C#m 

A E B C#m

    A                              E
So put on your best boys and I?ll wear my pearls
  B                  
What I never did is done


                 A                   E
A penny for my thoughts, oh no I?ll sell them for a dollar 
  B                        C#m
They're worth so much more after I?m a goner
     A                          E
And maybe then you?ll hear the words I been singin? 
 B                          C#m                   A E B
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin?


          A                E
If I die young bury me in satin
        B                C#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
                A        E
Sink me in the river at dawn
        B                         C#m
Send me away with the words of a love song 
   A  
oh oh 
     E               B
The ballad of a dove 
    C#m
Go with peace and love
 A                     E
Gather up your tears, keep ?em in your pocket
 B                              C#m                  A
Save them for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh
              E             B   C#m A
The sharp knife of a short life,   well 
      E               B   
I?ve had just enough time
    A                                      E
So put on your best boys and I?ll wear my pearls