^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glay it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Efrown ^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glay it all a^Eround ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Bmfrown

^BmWe were so ^Eclose there was no ^Bmroom ^BmWe bled in^Eside each others ^Bmwounds ^BmWe all had ^Ecaught the same di^Bmsease ^BmWe all ^Esang the songs of ^Bmpeace

^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Efrown ^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Bmfrown

^BmSo ^Eraise ^Eyour candles ^Bmhigh ^BmCos if you ^Edon't we could stay ^Eblack a^Egainst the ^Bmnight ^BmOh ^Eraise them ^Ehigher a^Bmgain ^BmThen if you do we could stay ^Edry a^Egainst the ^Bmrain

^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Efrown ^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Bmfrown

^BmWe were so ^Eclose there was no ^Bmroom ^BmWe bled in^Eside each others ^Bmwounds ^BmWe all had ^Ecaught the same di^Bmsease

^BmWe all ^Esang the songs of ^Bmpeace ^BmSome c^Eame to sing some ^Bmcame to pray ^BmSome ^Ecame to keep the ^Bmdark away

^BmSo ^Eraise ^Eyour candles ^Bmhigh ^BmCos if you ^Edon't we could stay ^Eblack a^Egainst the ^Bmnight ^BmOh ^Eraise them ^Ehigher a^Bmgain ^BmThen if you ^Edo we could stay ^Edry a^Egainst the ^Bmrain

^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Efrown ^ELay down, ^Elay down, ^Glet it all ^Edown ^ELet your white birds ^Esmile up at the ^Gones who stand and ^Bmfrown

^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all ^Gdown Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all a^Ground Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Amfrown

^AmWe were so ^Gclose there was no ^Amroom ^AmWe bled in^Gside each others ^Amwounds ^AmWe all had ^Gcaught the same di^Amsease ^AmWe all ^Gsang the songs of ^Ampeace

^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all ^Gdown Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all a^Ground Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Amfrown

^AmSo ^Graise your ^Ecandles ^Amhigh ^AmCos if you ^Gdon't we could stay ^Gblack a^Egainst the ^Amnight ^AmOh ^Graise them ^Ehigher a^Amgain Then if you ^Amdo we could stay ^Gdry a^Egainst the ^Amrain

^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all ^Gdown Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all a^Ground Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Amfrown

^AmWe were so ^Gclose there was no ^Amroom ^AmWe bled in^Gside each others ^Amwounds ^AmWe all had ^Gcaught the same di^Amsease ^AmWe all ^Gsang the songs of ^Ampeace

^AmSome ^Gcame to sing some ^Amcame to pray ^AmSome ^Gcame to keep the ^Amdark away

^AmSo ^Graise your ^Ecandles ^Amhigh ^AmCos if you ^Gdon't we could stay ^Gblack a^Egainst the ^Amnight ^AmOh ^Graise them ^Ehigher a^Amgain Then if you ^Amdo we could stay ^Gdry a^Egainst the ^Amrain

^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all ^Gdown Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Gfrown ^GLay down, ^Glay down, ^A#lay it all a^Ground Let your white birds ^Gsmile up at the ^A#ones who stand and ^Amfrown

Melanie - Lay down