Lay Down

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.

(Em)We were so (D)close, there was no (Em)room,
we bled in(D)side each other's (Em)wounds.
(Em)We all had (D)caught the same (Em)disease
and we all (D)sang,the songs of (Em)peace.

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.

So, (A)raise the candles (Em)high, cause if you (G)don't, we could stay
(D)black (A)against the (Em)night.
Oh, (D)raise (A)them higher a(Em)gain, and if you (G)do we could stay
(D)dry a(A)gainst the (Em)rain.

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.

(Em)We were so (D)close, there was no (Em)room,
we bled in(D)side each other's (Em)wounds.
(Em)We all had (D)caught the same (Em)disease
and we all (D)sang, the songs of (Em)peace.
Some came to (D)sing, some came to (Em)pray
some came to (D)keep the dark (Em)away.

So, (A)raise the candles (Em)high, cause if you (G)don't, we could stay
(D)black (A)against the (Em)night.
Oh, (D)raise (A)them higher a(Em)gain, and if you (G)do we could stay
(D)dry a(A)gainst the (Em)rain.

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.

(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (G)frown.
(G)Lay down, (D)lay down, (F)lay it all (G)down
let your white birds (D)smile at the (F)ones who stand and (Em)frown.