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Lay Down by Melanie

Lay Down chords by Melanie

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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.
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#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.

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