Chords for If I Die Young (Acoustic) -The Band Perry
Tempo:
102.275 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Always waiting [A] on you baby.
You good?
[B] [B] That's nice.
If [A] I die young, [E] bury me sad, [B] lay me down.
Let the roses [A] sink me in the river [E] at dawn.
Send [B] me away with the words of a love [A] song.
[E] Oh, [B] oh, oh.
Lord, [A] make me a boy, shine down [E] on my mother.
To know I'm [B] safe with you, if she stands [C#] under my cover.
[A] [E] It ought to [B] be enough.
I ain't even gray, [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
In the shock [E] of a [B] short [C#m] life.
[A] Well, [E]
just another [B] time.
If I die [A] young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
[C#m] Let the roses sink [A] me in the river [E] at dawn.
[B] Send me away with the words [C#] of a love [A] song.
In the shock [E] of a short [B] life.
[C#m] [A]
[E] Just [B] another time.
[A] I'll be wearing white when [E] I come and leave.
And [B] girl, I'll be as green as the rain.
On my [C#] little cold [A] finger, I never know when.
[E] [B] But I sure found out [C#m] when he was holding my hand.
[A] The boy he'd been friends with, [E] he'll love me [B] forever.
Ooh, what a thought [C#m]
forever could [A] be severed by.
The shock [E] of a [B] short life.
[C#m] [A] Well, [E] just [B] another time.
[A] [E]
[B] [C#]
[A] [E] [B]
[C#] [A] So put on your [E] best voice, and I'll wear my pearls.
What I never did [B] is done.
[A#] A pity [A] for my thoughts, oh no.
[E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
There was so much more [C#m] after I'm [A] gone.
[Em] And you'll hear [E] the words I've been saying.
Funny when you're dead, [C#] how people [C#m] started listening.
[Am] [E] [B]
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
Let a [C#m] rose be [A] singing in the river [E] at dawn.
Give [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
Oh, [E] the valley of the dark.
Oh, [C#m] peace of [A] [E] mind.
Keep them in your [B] pocket, save them for a time when [C#m] you're really gonna need them [A] both.
The shock of [E] a [B] short life.
[C#] [A]
[E] [B]
So [A] put [E]
on your best voice, and [Em] I'll wear [B] my
You good?
[B] [B] That's nice.
If [A] I die young, [E] bury me sad, [B] lay me down.
Let the roses [A] sink me in the river [E] at dawn.
Send [B] me away with the words of a love [A] song.
[E] Oh, [B] oh, oh.
Lord, [A] make me a boy, shine down [E] on my mother.
To know I'm [B] safe with you, if she stands [C#] under my cover.
[A] [E] It ought to [B] be enough.
I ain't even gray, [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
In the shock [E] of a [B] short [C#m] life.
[A] Well, [E]
just another [B] time.
If I die [A] young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
[C#m] Let the roses sink [A] me in the river [E] at dawn.
[B] Send me away with the words [C#] of a love [A] song.
In the shock [E] of a short [B] life.
[C#m] [A]
[E] Just [B] another time.
[A] I'll be wearing white when [E] I come and leave.
And [B] girl, I'll be as green as the rain.
On my [C#] little cold [A] finger, I never know when.
[E] [B] But I sure found out [C#m] when he was holding my hand.
[A] The boy he'd been friends with, [E] he'll love me [B] forever.
Ooh, what a thought [C#m]
forever could [A] be severed by.
The shock [E] of a [B] short life.
[C#m] [A] Well, [E] just [B] another time.
[A] [E]
[B] [C#]
[A] [E] [B]
[C#] [A] So put on your [E] best voice, and I'll wear my pearls.
What I never did [B] is done.
[A#] A pity [A] for my thoughts, oh no.
[E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
There was so much more [C#m] after I'm [A] gone.
[Em] And you'll hear [E] the words I've been saying.
Funny when you're dead, [C#] how people [C#m] started listening.
[Am] [E] [B]
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
Let a [C#m] rose be [A] singing in the river [E] at dawn.
Give [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
Oh, [E] the valley of the dark.
Oh, [C#m] peace of [A] [E] mind.
Keep them in your [B] pocket, save them for a time when [C#m] you're really gonna need them [A] both.
The shock of [E] a [B] short life.
[C#] [A]
[E] [B]
So [A] put [E]
on your best voice, and [Em] I'll wear [B] my
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
C#
A
E
B
_ _ _ Always waiting [A] on you baby.
You good?
_ [B] _ [B] That's nice.
_ If [A] I die young, [E] bury me sad, [B] lay me down.
Let the roses [A] sink me in the river [E] at dawn.
Send [B] me away with the words of a love [A] song.
_ _ [E] Oh, _ [B] oh, oh.
_ Lord, [A] make me a boy, shine down [E] on my mother.
To know I'm [B] safe with you, if she stands [C#] under my cover.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ It ought to [B] be enough.
I ain't even gray, [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
In the shock [E] _ of a [B] short _ _ [C#m] life.
_ [A] Well, _ _ [E]
just another [B] time.
_ _ If I die [A] young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
[C#m] Let the roses sink [A] me in the river [E] at dawn.
[B] Send me away with the words [C#] of a love [A] song.
In the shock [E] of a short [B] _ life.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ Just [B] another time. _
_ _ [A] I'll be wearing white when [E] I come and leave.
And [B] girl, I'll be as green as the rain.
On my [C#] little cold [A] finger, I never know when.
[E] _ _ [B] But I sure found out [C#m] when he was holding my hand.
[A] The boy he'd been friends with, [E] he'll love me [B] forever.
Ooh, what a thought [C#m]
forever could [A] be severed by.
The shock [E] of a [B] short _ life.
[C#m] _ _ [A] Well, _ _ [E] _ just [B] another time.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A] So put on your [E] best voice, and I'll wear my pearls.
What I never did [B] is done.
[A#] A pity [A] for my thoughts, oh no.
[E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
There was so much more [C#m] after I'm [A] gone.
[Em] And you'll hear [E] the words I've been saying.
Funny when you're dead, [C#] how people [C#m] started listening. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ If I [A] die young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
Let a [C#m] rose be [A] singing in the river [E] at dawn.
Give [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
Oh, [E] the valley of the dark.
_ Oh, [C#m] peace of _ [A] _ _ [E] mind.
Keep them in your [B] pocket, save them for a time when [C#m] you're really gonna need them [A] both.
The shock of [E] a [B] short life.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
So [A] put _ _ _ [E] _
on your best voice, and [Em] I'll wear _ [B] my
You good?
_ [B] _ [B] That's nice.
_ If [A] I die young, [E] bury me sad, [B] lay me down.
Let the roses [A] sink me in the river [E] at dawn.
Send [B] me away with the words of a love [A] song.
_ _ [E] Oh, _ [B] oh, oh.
_ Lord, [A] make me a boy, shine down [E] on my mother.
To know I'm [B] safe with you, if she stands [C#] under my cover.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ It ought to [B] be enough.
I ain't even gray, [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
In the shock [E] _ of a [B] short _ _ [C#m] life.
_ [A] Well, _ _ [E]
just another [B] time.
_ _ If I die [A] young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
[C#m] Let the roses sink [A] me in the river [E] at dawn.
[B] Send me away with the words [C#] of a love [A] song.
In the shock [E] of a short [B] _ life.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ Just [B] another time. _
_ _ [A] I'll be wearing white when [E] I come and leave.
And [B] girl, I'll be as green as the rain.
On my [C#] little cold [A] finger, I never know when.
[E] _ _ [B] But I sure found out [C#m] when he was holding my hand.
[A] The boy he'd been friends with, [E] he'll love me [B] forever.
Ooh, what a thought [C#m]
forever could [A] be severed by.
The shock [E] of a [B] short _ life.
[C#m] _ _ [A] Well, _ _ [E] _ just [B] another time.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A] So put on your [E] best voice, and I'll wear my pearls.
What I never did [B] is done.
[A#] A pity [A] for my thoughts, oh no.
[E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
There was so much more [C#m] after I'm [A] gone.
[Em] And you'll hear [E] the words I've been saying.
Funny when you're dead, [C#] how people [C#m] started listening. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ If I [A] die young, bury [E] me sad, lay [B] me down.
Let a [C#m] rose be [A] singing in the river [E] at dawn.
Give [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
Oh, [E] the valley of the dark.
_ Oh, [C#m] peace of _ [A] _ _ [E] mind.
Keep them in your [B] pocket, save them for a time when [C#m] you're really gonna need them [A] both.
The shock of [E] a [B] short life.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
So [A] put _ _ _ [E] _
on your best voice, and [Em] I'll wear _ [B] my