Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)
Chords:
A augmentedA 
E MajorE 
BB 
C# minorC#m
A augmentedA
If I die young
E MajorE
Bury me in satin
BB C# minorC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
A augmentedA E MajorE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BB C# minorC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Oh oh, oh oh
A augmentedA E MajorE
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
BB C# minorC#m
She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors
A augmentedA E MajorE
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
BB C# minorC#m
No, ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Well, I've had just enough time
A augmentedA
If I die young
E MajorE
Bury me in satin
BB C# minorC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
A augmentedA E MajorE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BB C# minorC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Well, I've had just enough time
A augmentedA E MajorE
And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom
BB C# minorC#m
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
A augmentedA E MajorE
I've never known the loving of a man
BB C# minorC#m
but it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
A augmentedA E MajorE
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
BB C# minorC#m
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
The sharp knife of a short life
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Well, I've had just enough time
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m x2
A augmentedA
So put on your best boys
E MajorE
And I'll wear my pearls
BB
What I never did is done
A augmentedA
A majorA penny for my thoughts
E MajorE
Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
BB C# minorC#m
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
A augmentedA E MajorE
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
BB C# minorC#m
Funny when you're dead how people start listening
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
A augmentedA
If I die young
E MajorE
Bury me in satin
BB C# minorC#m
Lay me down on a bed of roses
A augmentedA E MajorE
Sink me in the river at dawn
BB C# minorC#m
Send me away with the words of a love song
A augmentedA E MajorE
Oh oh, the ballad of a dove
BB C# minorC#m
Go in peace and love
A augmentedA
Gather up your tears
E MajorE
Keep them in your pocket
BB C# minorC#m
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them.
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Well, I've had just enough time
A augmentedA
So put on your best boys
E MajorE
And I'll wear my pearls
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