Chords for The Band Perry - If I Die Young (Live On Letterman)
Tempo:
132.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
E
B
A
C#m
C#
E
B
A
[E] .
[A] .
[E] .
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[B] [E] .
[B] .
If I [Am] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay [B] me down on a [A] bed of roses.
Sing me in the river [E] .
Send [B] me away with the words of [C#m] a love song.
Oh .
[A] [E] oh oh [B] oh Lord [A] make me a rainbow I'll shine down [E] on my mother.
She'll know I'm [B] saved with you When she stands under [C#m] my colors.
Oh [A] well Life ain't always [E] what you think it ought to be.
[B] No, ain't even gray [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
Short [E] night of a short [B] life [C#m] .
[A] Well, I've [E] had just enough [B] time.
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay [B] me down on a [C#m] bed of roses.
Sing me [A] in the river [E] at dawn Send [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
A short [E] night of a [B] short life [C#m] .
Well, [A] [E] I've had just enough [B] time.
I'll be wearing [A] white [E] when I come into your kingdom [B] of this green azure.
When my [C#m] little cold finger [A] I never [E] know the [B] land.
But it sure felt nice when he [C#m] was holding my [A] hand.
There's a boy here in [E] town says he'll love me [B] forever.
Who would've thought [C#m] forever could [A] be severed by a short [E] night of a short [B] [C#m] life .
[Em] [A] Well, [E] I've had just enough [B] time .
[A] [E] .
[B] [C#m] .
[A] [E] .
[B] So [C#m] [B] .
[A] put on your best clothes [E] and I'll wear my pearls.
[B] What I never did is done.
A [A] penny for my thoughts, oh no [E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[B] There was so much [C#m] more after I'm a [A] goner.
And maybe then you'll hear [E] the words I've been singing.
[B] Funny when you're dead [F#] how [C#] people start a-listening .
Y .
[A] [E] .
[B] 'all singing right here.
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay me [B] down on a bed [C#m] of roses.
Take me [A] in the river [E] at dawn Send [B] me away with the words [E] of a love song.
The [A] [E] ballad of a [B] dove, oh, [C#m] the piece [E] of love [A] Gather up your [E] cares, keep them in your pocket.
[B] Save them for a time when you're [C#m] really gonna need [A] them.
[E] .
[B] [C#m] I've .
[A] [E] had just enough [B] time .
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So [A] put on your best clothes [E] and I'll wear my pearls .
[C#] .
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[A] .
[E] .
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[B] [E] .
[B] .
If I [Am] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay [B] me down on a [A] bed of roses.
Sing me in the river [E] .
Send [B] me away with the words of [C#m] a love song.
Oh .
[A] [E] oh oh [B] oh Lord [A] make me a rainbow I'll shine down [E] on my mother.
She'll know I'm [B] saved with you When she stands under [C#m] my colors.
Oh [A] well Life ain't always [E] what you think it ought to be.
[B] No, ain't even gray [C#m] but she buries her [A] baby.
Short [E] night of a short [B] life [C#m] .
[A] Well, I've [E] had just enough [B] time.
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay [B] me down on a [C#m] bed of roses.
Sing me [A] in the river [E] at dawn Send [B] me away with the words [C#m] of a love [A] song.
A short [E] night of a [B] short life [C#m] .
Well, [A] [E] I've had just enough [B] time.
I'll be wearing [A] white [E] when I come into your kingdom [B] of this green azure.
When my [C#m] little cold finger [A] I never [E] know the [B] land.
But it sure felt nice when he [C#m] was holding my [A] hand.
There's a boy here in [E] town says he'll love me [B] forever.
Who would've thought [C#m] forever could [A] be severed by a short [E] night of a short [B] [C#m] life .
[Em] [A] Well, [E] I've had just enough [B] time .
[A] [E] .
[B] [C#m] .
[A] [E] .
[B] So [C#m] [B] .
[A] put on your best clothes [E] and I'll wear my pearls.
[B] What I never did is done.
A [A] penny for my thoughts, oh no [E] I'll sell them for a dollar.
[B] There was so much [C#m] more after I'm a [A] goner.
And maybe then you'll hear [E] the words I've been singing.
[B] Funny when you're dead [F#] how [C#] people start a-listening .
Y .
[A] [E] .
[B] 'all singing right here.
If I [A] die young, bury [E] me in satin Lay me [B] down on a bed [C#m] of roses.
Take me [A] in the river [E] at dawn Send [B] me away with the words [E] of a love song.
The [A] [E] ballad of a [B] dove, oh, [C#m] the piece [E] of love [A] Gather up your [E] cares, keep them in your pocket.
[B] Save them for a time when you're [C#m] really gonna need [A] them.
[E] .
[B] [C#m] I've .
[A] [E] had just enough [B] time .
.
So [A] put on your best clothes [E] and I'll wear my pearls .
[C#] .
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