^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 ^EmCos 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 ^EmCos 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

^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all ^Fdown Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Ffrown ^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all a^Fround Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Dmfrown

^DmWe were so ^Cclose there was no ^Dmroom ^DmWe bled in^Cside each others ^Dmwounds ^DmWe all had ^Ccaught the same di^Dmsease ^DmWe all ^Csang the songs of ^Dmpeace

^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all ^Fdown Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Ffrown ^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all a^Fround Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Dmfrown

^DmSo ^Craise your ^Gcandles ^Dmhigh ^DmCos if you ^Fdon't we could stay ^Cblack a^Ggainst the ^Dmnight ^DmOh ^Craise them ^Ghigher a^Dmgain Then if you ^Dmdo we could stay ^Cdry a^Ggainst the ^Dmrain

^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all ^Fdown Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Ffrown ^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all a^Fround Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Dmfrown

^DmWe were so ^Cclose there was no ^Dmroom ^DmWe bled in^Cside each others ^Dmwounds ^DmWe all had ^Ccaught the same di^Dmsease ^DmWe all ^Csang the songs of ^Dmpeace

^DmSome ^Ccame to sing some ^Dmcame to pray ^DmSome ^Ccame to keep the ^Dmdark away

^DmSo ^Craise your ^Gcandles ^Dmhigh ^DmCos if you ^Fdon't we could stay ^Cblack a^Ggainst the ^Dmnight ^DmOh ^Craise them ^Ghigher a^Dmgain Then if you ^Dmdo we could stay ^Cdry a^Ggainst the ^Dmrain

^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all ^Fdown Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Ffrown ^FLay down, ^Clay down, ^Eblay it all a^Fround Let your white birds ^Csmile up at the ^Ebones who stand and ^Dmfrown

Melanie - Lay down