Lay down (candles in the rain)
G D F G
Lay down, lay it down, lay it all
down,
D F G
let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G
Lay down, lay it down, lay it all
down,
D F Em
let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown.
D Em
1. We were so close, there was no room,
D
Em
we bled inside each others
wounds.
D Em
We all had caught the same
disease,
D Em - D
and we all sang the songs of
peace.
+ CHORUS
D - A Em
So raise the candles high,
G D A Em
'cause if
you don't, we could stay black against the night.
D - A Em
Oh, raise them higher again,
G D A Em
and if you do, we could stay
dry against the rain.
+ CHORUS
D Em
2. We were so close, there was no room,
D Em
we bled inside each others
wounds.
D Em
We all had caught the same
disease,
D Em
and we all sang the songs of
peace.
D Em
Some came to sing, some came
to pray,
D Em
Some came to keep the dark
away.
D - A Em
So raise the candles high,
G D A Em
'cause if
you don't, we could stay black against the night.
D - A Em
Oh, raise them higher again,
G D A Em
and if you do, we could stay
dry against the rain.
G D F G
Lay down, lay it down, lay it all
down,
D F G
let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G
Lay down, lay it down, lay it all
down,
D F G
let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown…..
(Melanie)