Melanie – Lay Down (Guitar)
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Chords
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.