Melanie - 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 .