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G|------0---2---4---2---0---------0-------------|
D|--2-----------------------0---2---2-----------|
A|--------------------------------------2-0-2---|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--0----0-----------|
G|--2-----------------2-----------2----0-2--4---|
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A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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B|----------3--0------------0-------------------|
G|-----------------2--0--2-----2--0--2----------|
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A|----------------------------------------------|
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B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------------------------|
D|-----0--2-----2--0------0--2--0-2-------------|
A|--2-----------------2-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


[Intro]

Guitar :

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------|
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A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------0-------------0-------0-------|



Em                       D
Little sisters of the sun lit
                 Em
candles in the rain
G                         D
fed the world on oats and raisins
A                Em
candles in the rain
G                   D
lit the fire to the soul
    A               Em
who never knew his friend
G                 D
Meher Baba lives again
A                Em
candles in the rain
G                     D
to be there was to remember so
A              Em
lay it down again
    G             D
oh lay it down   lay it down
A             Em
lay it down again
G                    D
men can live as brothers
A
candles in the rain


E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---0-2---|
A|---------|
E|-------0-|


[Chorus]

G         D         F          G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  G
at the ones who stand and frown
G         D         F           G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  Em
at the ones who stand and frown


[Verse 1]

Em         D                  Em
We were so close there was no room
Em        D                Em
We bled inside each others wounds
Em         D                 Em
We all had caught the same disease
Em     D                 Em
We all sang the songs of peace


[Chorus]

G         D         F          G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  G
at the ones who stand and frown
G         D         F           G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  Em
at the ones who stand and frown


[Bridge]

Em D     A            Em
So raise your candles high
Em         G                   D      A          Em
Cos if you don't we could stay black against the night
Em  D          A       Em
Oh  raise them higher again
Em           G                D    A          Em
Then if you do we could stay dry against the rain


[Chorus]

G         D         F          G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  G
at the ones who stand and frown
G         D         F           G
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down
G                    D
Let your white birds smile up
       F                  Em
at the ones who stand and frown


[Verse 2]

Em         D                  Em
We were so close there was no room
Em        D                Em
We bled inside each others wounds
Em         D                 Em
We all had caught the same disease
Em     D                 Em
We all sang the songs of peace
Em    D                Em
Some came to sing some came to pray
Em   D                Em
Some came to keep the dark away


[Bridge]

Em D     A            Em
So raise your candles high
Em         G                   D      A          Em
Cos if you don't we could stay black against the night
Em  D          A       Em
Oh  raise them higher again
Em          G                D    A          Em
Then if you do we could stay dry against the rain


[Chorus]

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