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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:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile
at the Fones who stand and Gfrown.
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
#1.
EmWe were so Dclose, there was no Emroom, we bled inDside each 
other's Emwounds.
EmWe all had Dcaught the same Emdisease..and we all Dsang, the songs 
of Empeace.
CHORUS:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile
at the Fones who stand and Gfrown.
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
#2.
So, Draise Athe candles Emhigh, cause if you Gdon't, we could stay 
Dblack aAgainst the Emnight.
Oh, Draise Athem higher aEmgain, and if you Gdo we could stay 
Ddry aAgainst the Emrain.
CHORUS:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Gfrown.
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
#3.
EmWe were so Dclose, there was no Emroom, we bled inDside each 
other's Emwounds.
EmWe all had Dcaught the same Emdisease..and we all Dsang, the songs 
of Empeace.
Some came to Dsing, some came to Empray..some came to Dkeep the dark aEmway.
#4.
So, Draise Athe candles Emhigh, cause if you Gdon't, we could stay 
Dblack aAgainst the Emnight.
Oh, Draise Athem higher aEmgain, and if you Gdo we could stay 
Ddry aAgainst the Emrain.
CHORUS:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Gfrown.
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
CHORUS:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Gfrown.
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
OUTRO:
GLay down, Dlay down, Flay it all Gdown..let your white birds Dsmile up
at the Fones who stand and Emfrown.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Lay Down

by Melanie

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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

other's wounds.

Em D Em D

We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs

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

other's wounds.

Em D Em D

We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs

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.

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