Melanie Safka - Lay down

^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flay it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flay it all a^Ground ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Emfrown

^EmWe were so ^Dclose, there was no ^Emroom ^EmWe bled in^Dside each others ^Emwounds ^EmWe all had ^Dcaught the same di^Emsease ^EmWe all ^Dsang the songs of ^Empeace

^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Emfrown

^EmSo ^Draise ^Ayour candles ^Emhigh ^Em'Cause if you ^Gdon't we could stay ^Dblack a^Against the ^Emnight ^EmOh, ^Draise them ^Ahigher a^Emgain ^EmThen if you do, we could stay ^Ddry a^Against the ^Emrain

^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Emfrown

^EmWe were so ^Dclose, there was no ^Emroom ^EmWe bled in^Dside each others ^Emwounds ^EmWe all had ^Dcaught the same di^Emsease ^EmWe all ^Dsang the songs of ^Empeace

^EmSome c^Dame to sing, some ^Emcame to pray ^EmSome ^Dcame to keep the ^Emdark away

^EmSo ^Draise ^Ayour candles ^Emhigh ^Em'Cause if you ^Gdon't we could stay ^Dblack a^Against the ^Emnight ^EmOh, ^Draise them ^Ahigher a^Emgain ^EmThen if you ^Gdo we could stay ^Ddry a^Against the ^Emrain

^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Dlay down, ^Flet it all ^Gdown ^GLet your white birds ^Dsmile up at the ^Fones who stand and ^Emfrown