Sonora.ID – Berikut ini lirik lagu dan chord gitar 'If I Die Young' milik The Band Perry yang dirilis pada tahun 2010.

[Intro]

          G

If I die young

            D

Bury me in satin

        A                Bm

Lay me down on a bed of roses

                G         D

Sink me in the river at dawn

         A                        Bm

Send me away with the words of a love song

G      D      A   A6 A7

  Oh oh, oh oh

[Verse 1]

               G                              D

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother

                           A                             Bm

She'll know I'm safe with You when she stands under my colors

        G                           D

Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be

     A                         Bm

No, ain't even grey but she buries her baby

G              D            A

The sharp knife of a short life

 G          D               A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Chorus]

           G

If I die young

            D

Bury me in satin

        A                 Bm

Lay me down on a bed of roses

                G          D

Sink me in the river at dawn

          A                       Bm

Send me away with the words of a love song

[Pre-Chorus]

G                   D         A

The sharp knife of a short life

G                D         A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Verse 2]

                      G           D

And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your kingdom

          A                     Bm

I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger

      G                D                     A

I've never known the loving of a man but it sure felt nice when he was

 Bm

holding my hand

G                                D

There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever

A                        Bm

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

[Pre-Chorus]

G           D               A

The sharp knife of a short life

     G      D               A

Well, I've had just enough time

[Instrumental]

G  D  A  Bm

G  D  A

[Bridge]

G

So put on your best boys

D

And I'll wear my pearls

A

What I never did is done

G

A penny for my thoughts

D

Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar

A                            Bm

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

G                                 D

And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing

A                            Bm

Funny when you're dead how people start listening

G  D  A

[Chorus]

 G

If I die young

             D

Bury me in satin

        A               Bm

Lay me down on a bed of roses

                G          D

Sink me in the river at dawn

         A                           Bm

Send me away with the words of a love song

[Outro]

G                   D

 Oh oh, the ballad of a dove

A                  Bm

         Go in peace and love

G

Gather up your tears

D

Keep em in your pocket

A                                      Bm

Save em for a time when you're really gonna need them.

G                 D         A

Oh oh, the sharp knife of a short life

G                 D         A

Well, I've had just enough time

G

So put on your best boys

D                      A

  And I'll wear my pearls