Taken from SaraR08's Version of this song, and Re-Worded to fit a male singing the song.
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Capo on 2

NC         G                D              A                 Bm
If I die young, bury me in satin - Lay me down on a, bed of roses
           G                D              A                     Bm
Sink me in the river, at dawn - Send me away with the words of a love song
G      D        A
Uh oh, uh 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, oh and
 G                          D
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
 A                        Bm
Ain't even gray, but she buries her baby
G               D          A
The sharp knife of a short life, well
G         D           A           Bm
I've had, just enough time

Chorus
NC         G                D              A                 Bm
If I die young, bury me in satin - Lay me down on a, bed of roses
           G                D              A                     Bm
Sink me in the river, at dawn - Send me away with the words of a love song
G                D         A         Bm
The sharp knife of a short life, well
G          D          A
I've had, just enough time

Verse 2
                    G                            D
And I'll be looking right, when I come into your kingdom
    A                  Bm
And now my life has just slip through the screen 
      G             D
And I Never felt the breathe of a woman
       A                        Bm
But it sure felt nice when I was holding her hand, there's a
G                            D
Girl here in town says she'll, love me forever
A                      Bm
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
G                D          A           Bm
The sharp knife of a short life, well
G          D           A
I've had, just enough time

2x      G | D | A | Bm

G                                  D
So put on your best boys and the girls will wear their pearls
A                   
What I never did is done
G                                   D/F#
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
A/E                                    Bm
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
    G                                  D
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
 A                        Bm
Funny when your dead how people start listenin'

Chorus
NC         G                D              A                 Bm
If I die young, bury me in satin - Lay me down on a, bed of roses
           G                D              A                     Bm
Sink me in the river, at dawn - Send me away with the words of a love song
G                D         A         Bm
The sharp knife of a short life, well
G          D          A
I've had, just enough time

Bridge
G                  D
Uh oh (uh, oh) The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
A        Bm
Go with peace and love

Verse 3
G                      D
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
A                                Bm
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh
G                D         A         Bm
The sharp knife of a short life, well
G          D          A
I've had, just enough time


G                                  D                     A      Bm
So put on your best boys and the girls will wear their pearls