From Wellington and Waterloo Lyrics / Chords
Hello !
This is my first Post of a Song / Lyrics.
I am very excited. I am German but I try to write in English. Feel free to correct me or add / change something.
I have not seen many chords over lyrics in posts but I can not help myself. I am so used to it.
So, I would like to know if it is tolerated or maybe preferred to have chords?
When I post a song, is it automatically copyrighted, or do I have to put something like this under the lyrics? ” Copyright © Raoul M. Werner 2024” ???
Or is it redundant, because you can change one word and the copyright is obsolete?
Thank you in advance and have a nice day!!!
I – V – vi – IV
C – G – Am – F
[Verse]
C
I can not read or write so well,
G
But what I can, I can tell,
Am
A Story and a Joke or two,
F
From Wellington and Waterloo
[Verse]
The Story goes just like this,
Napoleon got a Kiss,
From Helena, the Saint, the Mother,
Her Lips taste, like no other
[Verse]
The Battle was lost, the Show was over,
There was no Ship, back to Dover
100 Days, well that`s enough,
F C (ring out)
Wellington got sick off it and called the bluff.
Comments
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Welcome !
Your English is very good. I'll just point out "sick off it" should be "sick of it" but that's such a minor thing.
You are welcome to post the chords, but I should tell you that by themselves they don't convey much. They give no information about the melody itself. But should you have a link to a recording, then it would help someone who wants to learn how to play it after hearing it.
It doesn't hurt to put in a copyright notice. Putting it in asserts that you are the copyright owner. It doesn't create the right, that occurs automatically when you put pen to paper (or type it in!) but should anything end up in court what you need is evidence that you wrote the song, and when, so putting in the copyright notice everywhere you post may help build up a body of evidence for you should the need arise. In terms of format, it's typical to put the "©" symbol followed by the year, followed by the name of the copyright holder, so in your case: © 2024 Raoul M. Werner, placed just under the title.
Your song gives me a folk vibe just reading it. "From Wellington and Waterloo" is a lovely phrase. It would be a lovely line to end the song on too, if there was a way to do that.
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Thank you very much for your detailed answer, helped me a lot. Appreciate it!
I will think of another verse with the ending line "From Wellington and Waterloo."
It is too short in my opinion anyways.
But i like short songs where you wish, they go on for longer.
Yes, you are right, the chords alone give not much to work with.
It is meant to be played the I-Chord "C" over the first line, second line the fifth "G" and so on...
Strum as you want. (For Guitar)
I got inspired by a documentary about the Rothschild`s and how important the outcome of this War was to influence the Stock-Market big time, to create their empire.
Fascinating piece of history.
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Thanks for sharing! I'm enjoying the scene so far. Feel free to add some more to the story, it could benefit from a little develop (another verse or two). Way to get yourself out there.
Copyright's can be helpful but, as mentioned, once you've got it written it's yours (and that's your proof).
Most folks aren't looking to steal lyrics and chords as much as key song ideas or gestures. Let's face it, we've only got 12 notes. We do our best but always end up stealing from someone.
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Thank you for your comment.
"Let's face it, we've only got 12 notes. We do our best but always end up stealing from someone." hehehehehe
Well said! =)
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Yes, I'm enjoying the story so far too. I don't know what style of music this will work with as yet, but that may change as you develop it further. Not sure about the structure either, but there's definitely a good song in the making here. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Thanks for sharing😀
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Hey Chris, thanks for the comment.
Song is in progress:
I hope the Strumming Pattern helps in finding a Style.
Can you see in every Verse who is meant? Napoleon or Wellington, or is not clear for the reader ?
Strumming Pattern: ↓↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑ - ↓↓ ↑
[Verse]
I can not read or write so well,
But what I can, I can tell,
A Story and a Joke or two,
From Wellington and Waterloo
[Verse]
The Story goes, just like this,
Napoleon got a Kiss,
From Helena, the Saint, the Mother,
Her Lips taste, like no other
[Chorus]
Wellington, the only man,
Who could deal, with Napoleon
Formidable, he was a knight
Not once but twice, he won the fight
[Verse]
11 hundred, the Battle began,
To weaken Wellington, that was his plan
The slaughter went on, for hours on end
Which of his Troops, he`s gonna send?
[Verse]
Deep desperation, he storms the front
Just to pull back, this crazy stunt
The Moment of truth, he puts them in
Best of the best, his finest men
[Chorus]
Wellington, the only man,
Who could deal, with Napoleon
Formidable, he was a knight
Not once but twice, he won the fight
[Verse]
The Battle was lost, the Show was over,
There was no Ship, back to Dover
100 Days, well that`s enough,
Wellington got sick of it and called the bluff
[Verse]
Many say and I believe,
In Exile, he groomed his grief
The loss of course, he blamed on others
Many have died, sons and fathers.
[Chorus]
Wellington, the only man,
Who could deal, with Napoleon
Formidable, he was a knight
Not once but twice, he won the fight
[Verse/Outro]
I will it say, cause this is true
War itself, it is just pooh
Let this be a lore to you
The Story from Wellington and Waterloo
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