Tabs
Tuning: None
e|-2-4-2----2-4-2-0----------4-2-0-0-0-2-4-5-4---4-4-2-0-2-0-4-0---4-5-4-4-2-|
BB|-------2-----------2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If I die young, bury me in satin. Lay me down on a bed of roses sink me in the river at
dawn, send me away
e|-2-2-2-2-4-2-0---4-0---------2-4-2-0-2-0-0-2-4-2-0-------0-2-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-|
BB|---------------------2-0----------------------------2-0--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
away with the words of a love song, uh oh uh oh Lord make me a rainbow I’ll shine down
on my mother. She’ll know I’m safe with you when she stands
e|-2-4-4-5-4-4-4-2-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-0-0------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------2-0------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Under my colors. Oh well, life isn’t always what you think it ought to be you know.
Ain’t even gray but she buries her baby
e|-0-4-0-0-0-4-2---0-0-4-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------2-0-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA sharp knife of a short life. Well I’ve had just enough time (If I die young…)
e|--2-4—2-2-0-----0-0-0---------------------------0-2-4-2-0-----4-0----------|
BB|-----------2-2-----------2-0----2-2-2-2-2-0-0-------------2----------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE: So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls, what I never did is done. A augmentedA
penny for my thoughts oh no
e|--0-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------0-2-4-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-----------|
BB|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I’ll sell them for a dollar. They’re worth so much more after I’m a goner. And maybe
then you’ll hear the words I’ve been singing
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-4----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Funny when you’re dead how people start listening.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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