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.
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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.
