If I Die Young chords by Glee Cast (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
E
B
C#m
Aadd9
Badd4
C#madd9
E/G#
B/F#

Intro 1
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
A 
E 
Sink me in the river at dawn
B 
C#m 
Send me away with the words of a love  song
Aadd9 
E 
Badd4 
Uh oh, oh uh

Verse 1
Aadd9 
Lord make me a rainbow
E 
I'll shine down on my mother
Badd4 
She'll know I'm safe with you
C#madd9 
When she stands under my colors,     oh and
Aadd9 
Life ain't always
E 
what you think it oughta be, no
Badd4 
Ain't even grey,
C#madd9 
Aadd9 
but she buries      her baby
E 
Badd4 
C#madd9 
The sharp knife of a short life
Aadd9 
E 
Badd4 
Well, I've had just enough time

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Chorus 1

Aadd9

If I die young bury me in satin

Badd4

C#madd9

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Aadd9

Sink me in the river at dawn

Badd4

C#madd9

Send me away with the words of a love song

Aadd9

The sharp knife

Badd4

C#madd9

of a short life,

Aadd9

Badd4

Well, I've had just enough time

Verse 2
Aadd9 
And I'll be wearing white
E 
when I come into your kingdom
Badd4 
C#madd9 
I'm as green    as the ring on my little      cold finger
Aadd9 
E 
I've never known the lovin' of a man
Badd4 
But it sure     felt nice
C#madd9 
when he was holding     my hand
Aadd9 
There's a boy here in town says
E 
he'll love me forever
Badd4 
C#madd9 
Who      would have thought forever
Aadd9 
could be severed by
E 
Badd4 
C#madd9 
The sharp knife of a short life
Aadd9 
E 
Badd4 
Well, I've had just enough time

Solo 1

Aadd9

Badd4

C#madd9

Ooh yeah

Aadd9

Badd4

C#madd9

Ooh whoa

Bridge 1
Aadd9 
So put      on your best boys
E 
and I'll wear my pearls
Badd4 
What     I never did is done
Aadd9 
A penny for my thoughts
E/G# 
Oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
B/F# 
They're worth so much more
C#madd9 
after I'm a goner
Aadd9 
And maybe    then you'll hear
E/G# 
the words I been singin'
B/F# 
Funny  when you're dead
C#madd9 
how people start listenin'
Aadd9 
E 
Badd4 

Chorus 2
Aadd9 
E 
Oh, if I die young bury me in satin
Badd4 
C#madd9 
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Aadd9 
E 
Sink me in the river    at dawn
Badd4 
C#madd9 
Send me away      with the words of a love        song
Aadd9 
Uh oh       (uh oh)
E 
The ballad of a dove
Badd4 
C#madd9 
Go with peace and love
Aadd9 
Gather   up your tears
E 
Keep 'em in your pocket
Badd4 
Save     'em for a time
C#madd9 
Aadd9 
when you're really      gonna need 'em, oh
E 
Badd4 
C#madd9 
The sharp knife of a short life
Aadd9 
E 
Badd4 
E/G# 
Well, I've had just enough time

Outro 1

Aadd9

So put on your best boys

And I'll wear my pearls

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GuitarPianoUkulele

A
E
B
C#m
Aadd9
Badd4
C#madd9
E/G#
B/F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C# minorBPM: 65

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0
C#madd9: x-4-2-1-4-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of If I Die Young by Glee Cast, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Glee Cast's performance.