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Lyrics are not lyrics until they are set to music. At which point, they are sung to the music. They appear on the sheet music. Like so: (source) Alternatively, the lyrics can be placed not over ...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2019-12-12T21:57:36Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T11:14:24Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Lyrics are not lyrics until they are set to music. At which point, they are sung to the music. They appear on the sheet music. Like so: [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fRRFz.png) ([source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics)) Alternatively, the lyrics can be placed not over sheet music, but over guitar chords, like so: [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qg7h5m.png) ([source](https://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/b/beatles/1169.html)) Basically, you superimpose some form of music notation over the lyrics. If there's no music, they're not lyrics.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-03-09T20:21:33Z (almost 6 years ago)
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