~Check out the Chords & Lyrics video on my Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95nL2UG67so [Intro] Acapella / Voice only (melody in tab below) e|------------| B|------------| G|------0---2---4---2---0---------0------------| D|--2------------0---2---2-----------| A|------------2-0-2---| E|------------| e|-----------0------------| B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--0----0-----------| G|--2------------2-----------2----0-2--4---| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| e|--0--3-0------------| B|----------3--0------------0------------| G|------------2--0--2-----2--0--2----------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|-----------0------------| D|-----0--2-----2--0------0--2--0-2------------| A|--2------------2------------| E|------------| [Intro] Guitar : e|------------| B|------------| G|-0------------| D|---2------0-2--0-2------0-2-----0-2---| A|------------| E|--------0------------0-------0-------| Little sisters of the sun lit candles in the rain fed the world on oats and raisins candles in the rain lit the fire to the soul who never knew his friend Meher Baba lives again candles in the rain to be there was to remember so lay it down again oh lay it down lay it down lay it down again men can live as brothers candles in the rain e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---0-2---| A|---------| E|-------0-| [Chorus] Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown [Verse 1] We were so close there was no room We bled inside each others wounds We all had caught the same disease We all sang the songs of peace [Chorus] Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown [Bridge] So raise your candles high Cos if you don’t we could stay black against the night Oh raise them higher again Then if you do we could stay dry against the rain [Chorus] Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown [Verse 2] We were so close there was no room We bled inside each others wounds We all had caught the same disease We all sang the songs of peace Some came to sing some came to pray Some came to keep the dark away [Bridge] So raise your candles high Cos if you don’t we could stay black against the night Oh raise them higher again Then if you do we could stay dry against the rain [Chorus] Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown.