Intro: Dm F Bb F Dm F Bb F VERSE: Dm F Bb F Candle wax, like a river on the concrete Dm F Bb F Fears will fly if you let them Dm F Bb F Patent leather dress shoes on a baby's feet Dm F Bb Is he too young to tell him CHORUS: F Dm F Bb F People co-ome and gather round Dm F Bb F Only love can lift us now F Dm F Bb F We found our common thread over tear-stained ground F Dm F Bb F Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Dm F Bb F Dm F Bb F VERSE: Dm F Bb F White knuckles, cotton beads on a rosary Dm F Bb F Hoping one has an an-swer Dm F Bb F You hung it on the mirror only as a novelty Dm F Bb But now you squeeze it 'til your hands hurt CHORUS: F Dm F Bb F People co-ome and gather round Dm F Bb F Only love can lift us now F Dm F Bb F We found our common thread over tear-stained ground F Dm F Bb F Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Dm F Bb F Dm F Bb F Oh, lay 'em down BREAK: Dm F C Bb Another bad sign, another hard time Dm F Bb F Headlines you can't ignore Dm F This ain't the first time C Bb This ain't the last time Dm F Bb Trouble's flying at your door CHORUS: F Bb People co-ome, F Dm F Bb People co-o-o-ome F Dm F Bb F Oh, people co-ome and gather round Dm F Only love can lift us now Bb F Only love can lift us now Dm F Bb F We find our common thread over tear-stained ground Dm F Bb F Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Dm F Bb F Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down (Raise our voices up) Dm F Bb F Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Dm F Bb F Oooh ooh Dm F Bb F Oh, lay 'em down
