If I Die Young

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

4 5 4 -3” -3” -4 5 -4 4 -3” 3
If I die young bury me in satin
5 -4 -4 -4 3 -4 5 -5 5
Lay me down on a bed of roses
5   5 -4 4 -4 4 5   4
Sink me in the river at dawn
5   -5 5 -4 5 -4 -4
Send me    a—way with
-4   -4   -4 5 -4   4
The words of a love song
5 4 -3” 3
Uh oh uh oh
4    5   -4 -4 -4 4 4
Lord make me a rainbow
4    -4    5   -4 4 -3” 3
I’ll shine down on my mother
3     5    5   -4   4   -4
She’ll know I’m safe with you
-4   3    -4   -4 5 5 -5 5
When she stands under my colors
5   5   4    5    5 5    5    5
Oh and life ain’t always what you
5   -4 -4   4 4 -3 3
Think it ought to be no
-4   -4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4   5 -4 4 4
Ain’t even gray but she buries her ba-by
-3”   5     4   3 3 5 -4   -4
The sharp knife of a short life
4   5 -4 4 4   3   3 -3”   3
Well I’ve   had just enough time
4 5 4 -3” -3” -4 5 -4 4 -3” 3
If I die young bury me in satin
5 -4 -4 -4 3 -4 5 -5 5
Lay me down on a bed of roses
5   5 -4 4 -4 4 5   4
Sink me in the river at dawn
5   -5 5 -4 5 -4 -4
Send me    a—way with
-4   -4   -4 5 -4   4
The words of a love song
-3”   5     4   3 3 5 -4   -4
The sharp knife of a short life
4   5 -4 4 4   3   3 -3”   3
Well I’ve   had just enough time
4   -4 5 -4 4     4
And I’ll be wearing white
4   4 -4 4 -4 4   -3” 3
When I come into your kingdom
3 3   -3   -3 -3” -3
I’m as green as the ring
-3 -3 4 4   -4   -4 4
On my little cold finger
4    5 5   -5 5 5   5 -4 -4 4 4
I’ve never known the loving of a man
4 4   -4   -4   -4
But it sure felt nice
-4 -4 -4   -4 -4 5   -5
When he was holding my hand
5    -3” 5   -4 4   4
There’s a boy here in town
4     4    -4 -4 4 -3” 3
Say’s he’ll love me forever
-3   -3    -3    -3    4 4 4
Who would have thought forever
4   -4 -4 5 4 -3”
Could be severed by the
5     4   3 3 5 -4   -4
Sharp knife of a short life
4    5    4   4   4 -6 6 -7 -6 -7 7
Well I’ve had just enough time
6 -6 6   6    -4   4
So put on your best boys
4   5    4   4    3
And I’ll wear my pearls
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” 3
What I never did is done
3 -4 5 -4 4    -3”
A penny for my thoughts
4    -4   -4 -4 -4 -4 4
I’ll sell them for a dollar
-3     -3   -3 -3   -3
They’re worth so much more
4 4   4 -4 -4 4
After I’m a goner
4 -4 -4 5   -4    4     4
And maybe then you’ll hear
4   -4    -4   -4   -4 4
The words I’ve been singing
-3 -3 -3   -3     -3
Funny when you’re dead
-3   4 4 4 -4 -4   4
How people start list’nin
4 5 4 -3” -3” 5 5 5 5 -4 4
If I die young bury me in satin
5 -5 6 5 -4 -4 3 -4 5 -5 5
Lay me down   on a bed of roses
5   5 -4 4 -4 4 5   5
Sink me in the river at dawn
5   5 -4 5 -4 -4
Send me a--way with
-4   -4   -4 5 -4 4 4
The words of a love song
5 4 -4 -4 5 -4 4   4
Uh oh the ballad of the dove
4 -3”    4   -3” -3” 4
Go with peace and love
-4 -4 -4 4     4
Gather up your tears
6    6 5   -4 -4 4
Keep ‘em in your pocket
-3   -3 -3 -3 -3   -3
Save them for a time when
-3    -3 4   4 -4 -4   5
You’re really gonna need them
4 -3”   5     4   3 3 5 -4 -4
Oh the sharp knife of a short life
4   6 -5 5 5   4   4 -6   6
Well I’ve   had just enough time
5 6 -6 6   6    -4   4
So put on your best boys
3   5    4   4 -3” 3
And I’ll wear my pearls