If I Die Young tab by The Band Perry

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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

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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

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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


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A sharp knife of a short life. Well I’ve had just enough time (If I die young…)

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BRIDGE: So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls, what I never did is done. A
penny for my thoughts oh no

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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

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Funny when you’re dead how people start listening.

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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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