The Band Perry - If I Die Young
Tuning: Open C6 (G C E A)
Key: E major (E F# G# A B C# D# E) with a capo on the fourth fret, C major (C D E F G A B C) without
Tempo: 66 bpm (or 132)
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
Link to my tutorial on YouTube: (coming in about a week, will add link then)



          F                 C             G                Am
If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses
                F        C              G                       Am
Sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song
F   C      G   Am G
Uh oh, uh 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, oh well
F                            C
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
G                         Am
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
F              C            G Am         F        C             G   Am G
The sharp knife of a short life, oh well, I've had just enough time

          F                 C             G                Am
If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses
                F        C              G                       Am
Sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song
F              C            G Am         F        C             G   Am G
The sharp knife of a short life, oh 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         F        C             G   Am G
The sharp knife of a short life, oh well, I've had just enough time

[Interlude 1]: F C G Am x2

    F                         C                      G
So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls, what I never did is done

                 F                    C
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em 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 been singing
 G                          Am
Funny when you're dead how people start listening

[Interlude 2]: F    C    G   Am G

          F                 C             G                Am
If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses
                F        C              G                       Am
Sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song
   F                C                       G         Am
Uh oh (uh oh), the ballad of a dove (uh oh), go with peace and love
 F                     C
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
 G                               Am
Save 'em for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh
F              C            G Am         F        C             G   Am G
The sharp knife of a short life, oh well, I've had just enough time
    F                 C
So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls



Chords:
F    (2 0 1 0)
C    (0 0 0 3)
G    (0 2 3 2)
Am   (2 0 0 0)

Clarification:
Chordname (G C E A)



//Robert