Lay Down

lay down : melanie . album - candles in the rain - edwin hawkins singers did back up and Chorus . single - #1 in australia , #1 in canada & #3 in usa in 1970 . Chorus : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile F G at the ones who stand and frown . G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile F Em at the ones who stand and frown . #1 . Em D Em D we were so close , there was no room , we bled inside each Em other’s wounds . Em D Em D we all had caught the same disease . . and we all sang , the songs Em of peace . Chorus : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile F G at the ones who stand and frown . G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile F Em at the ones who stand and frown . #2 . D A Em G so , raise the candles high , cause if you don’t , we could stay D A Em black against the night . D A Em G oh , raise them higher again , and if you do we could stay D A Em dry against the rain . Chorus : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F G at the ones who stand and frown . G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F Em at the ones who stand and frown . #3 . Em D Em D we were so close , there was no room , we bled inside each Em other’s wounds . Em D Em D we all had caught the same disease . . and we all sang , the songs Em of peace . D Em D Em some came to sing , some came to pray . . some came to keep the dark away . #4 . D A Em G so , raise the candles high , cause if you don’t , we could stay D A Em black against the night . D A Em G oh , raise them higher again , and if you do we could stay D A Em dry against the rain . Chorus : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F G at the ones who stand and frown . G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F Em at the ones who stand and frown . Chorus : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F G at the ones who stand and frown . G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F Em at the ones who stand and frown . Outro : G D F G D lay down , lay down , lay it all down . . let your white birds smile up F Em at the ones who stand and frown . a seventies smash from kraziekhat .