Chorus: 
            E                B 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          F#             G#m 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 E         B 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            F#                     G#m 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
E   B      F#  G#m 
 Oh oh, oh oh 
 
 Verse: 
                  E                             B 
 Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother 
                            F#                          G#m 
 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 
F#                        G#m 
 Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby 
 
 Pre-Chorus: 
E            B               F#  G#m 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
E      B               F#    G#m 
 I've had just enough time 
 
 Chorus: 
            E                B 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          F#             G#m 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 E         B 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            F#                     G#m 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
E            B               F#  G#m 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
E      B               F#    (Am) 
 I've had just enough time 
 
 Verse: 
                       E            B 
 And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom 
          F#                     G#m 
 I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger, I've 
E                 B 
 Never known the lovin' of a man 
         F#                        G#m 
 But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand, there's a 
E                        B 
 Boy here in town says he'll love my forever 
   F#                     G#m 
 Who would have thought forever could be severed by 
 
 Pre-Chorus: 
E            B               F#  G#m 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
E      B               F#    G#m 
 I've had just enough time 
 
 Instrumental:    E      B      F#     G#m     x 2 
 
 Bridge: 
     E                         B 
 So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls 
   F# 
 What I never did is done 
                  E 
 A penny for my thoughts, oh no 
       B 
 I'll sell them for a dollar 
    F#                      G#m 
 They're worth so much more after I'm a goner 
      E                          B 
 And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin' 
  G                       (Am) 
 Funny when your dead how people start listenin' 
 
 E      B      F#     G#m 
 
 Chorus: 
            F#               C# 
 If I die young, bury me in satin 
          G#             A#m 
 Lay me down on a bed of roses 
                 F#        C# 
 Sink me in the river at dawn 
            G#                     A#m 
 Send me away with the words of a love song 
F#          C# 
 Oh oh the ballad of a dove  
G#        A#m 
 Go with peace and love 
  F#                    C# 
 Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket 
  G#                            A#m 
 Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh 
F#           C#              G#   A#m 
 The sharp knife of a short liiiiiife, well 
F#     C#              G#   A#m 
 I've had just enough time 
 
 Outtro: 
     F#                  C#                  G# 
 So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls