1 (edited by Old Doll 2007-12-05 21:08:03)

Topic: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

This song is about how some people can be left damaged all there lives, by some form of Trauma in Childhood. Unfortunately this is often carried for so long it damages every relationship they have. Even very long ones with people
who love them.
To the experts the chords may seem all over the place, but the melody is fine.

I have a major problem with bridgeing. even though i do understand it. Just cannot seem to bind it! So open to suggestions. Thank You Mó Cáras.

Pretty Tag!   Lyrics/Melody Helena Donovan
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[G           Em
Her inde  pendence is
Am                 D7
Plain for all to  see
{G                         Em
she wears it like a  pretty Tag
Am                     D7           G
Highest price the  bid was He

[G                              Em
His roll of eyes, Steely looks
[Am                              D7
She could never under-  stand
[G                                 Em
One so young and  inno   cent
[Am               D7          G
She loved you,  foolish  Man
Chorus.
[Em}
Your Ma she never loved you
             Am
Was the cry she heard so long?
D7
But She did she loved you so
      G                  Em
She wrote it in a  song.
     Am                 D7               G
In a song, in a  song in love  Song.
                                                                             
[G                       Em
No Music in your  voice
[Am                        D7
your sullen childlike  screen
[G                                 Em
The honesty of making  love
      Am               D7        G
Was  mixed with  silent  scream

[G                                             Em
She wrote your words so long  ago
     Am                            D7
She sang them in the  rain for you
[G]                                        Em
Sang them everywhere with  love for you
[Am            D7                G
But it never  eased your  pain.

[Em                                       Am
Now it’s too late to sing your song
[D7                           G
your bidding now is   done
[Em                                         Am
for all that you once meant to  Her
[D7                                        G
Her pretty tags worth being alone
[Em    Am            D7          G
alone alone ooh oh  so  alone. 

Sorry admin about the formatt. I never can get that blinking thing right.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

old doll if it makes you feel any better,i took one look at the format and i slinked off with my tail between my legs.guess we have to leave it to those who understand it, acapo

"Growing old is not for sissies"

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

REcording i hope 3 more soon,

Busy time for me coming up to Christmas.

Acapo. I have tried this so many times i make an awful mess of it altogether.

Id want someone here giving me a step by step instruction.

an awful gombeen at times.  BLONDE MOMENTS! more senior! lol


Deffo going to my shower now,

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Jas,

You must remember when your Dad left. It was because of his failed relationship with your Mum! Not you.! This is usually not recognised
at the time because in that situation, its more about the Adults then the
heartache for there childrens.

Some adults do have the sense to see,  this.. But to few of them in my book.


Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Great song expression, Doll. Very heartfelt

Everything is bad including me
But being bad is good policy
Reverend Horton Heat

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Lena,
This song will reach many of ears.
Both of my step-daughters were physically abuse by their biological father. He was abusive towards my ,then his, wife.
Now their pain is mine.  For the rest of their lives they'll have to live with their past. As do I.

So many little angels are damaged by people that shouldn't be in their lives.

If you're not happy with what you have...
Then you'll never be happy with what you get...

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Thank You all as always!

Jas, its the biggest heartache. i have so much stuff written on that subject.

Sometimes there left in a bigger mess as the grass aint always greener?

Selso & Eagleeye, yes! these type of songs only touch those who are hurt
by this kind of life problem.

I "thank" You for  understanding  where i was coming from on this one.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Sensitive song Helena, well done.

As for the chords I found no problem except for the Emaj at the start of the chorus and found that Em suited the way I played it better, but this is always the difficulty when you do not know the intended melody. I look forward to a recording of it sometime, please.

Thank you,

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Souls are twisted and mangled. Then a person walks in wanting to love them, and they don't understand that abuse isn't love. The person that has been abused will carry that abuse with them for the rest of their lives. Then the choice is, one, do I leave or, two, I stay.
I Believe that God sent me my wife. I told her that she is a gift to me from God, and I'm not going to just throw away his gifts. A family is a hard road and many are torn by so many outside forces. Families don't need the destruction to come from within. Sometimes, some families, try as they may just can't work out their differences, but it should never lead to abuse. If the relationship becomes abusive in anyway then I say that it should end. Sometimes relationships end without there being any abuse at all. It doesn't how it began or why it ended, it should never invovle the children, other than explination and a continued love from everyone. If it becomes abusive, then it should end. So many children are abused and are led to believe that it's their fault. So many women are belittled by their controlling husbands.

I don't know how the following will be received, but here it goes:
I believe that there is a place in Hell just for abusive people. God sent us someone for us to love and care for. When you torture a soul, it goes out of reach of Satan. Now God is angered because you've abused his gift and Satan is also angered because that soul now can't judge right and wrong, so how can the soul be judged as bad if it doesn't know what bad is. Satan just lost a soul, a soul that could possibly be used to lead others to him.
As Christ was hung on the cross, the angels drew their swords read to destroy those that placed Jesus there. They were stopped. The Bible never said that they had sheath their swords. I believe that they are still waiting to come down to earth with swords drawn. When they come it will not only be to gather the believers, but they will gather up all those that abused their gifts, and send them to Hell. Satan awaits them. Hell awaits them.

I'm not sure how I've been received, and I'll go ahead and appologize now if I've offended anyone in anyway. I don't want to start a holy war.
There are songs about abused people, but few laws to protect them.
The laws here in America a really messed up.

If you're not happy with what you have...
Then you'll never be happy with what you get...

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Thank you as always for your comments!

You wonderful people!

Love to all!

Slán.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

you have such a beautiful name i want to name my first child helena if its girl and your wee song brought tears to the brims of my eyes but also made me warm and happy inside , fabulous!

Don't Cry because it is over...

    smile because it happened.    Gabriel García Marquez

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Weejie,

Thank You! My beautiful Grandmother would be so pleased. I was in a restaurent some years ago. A lovely young waitress served our group.
I remarked on her name as it was Helena. She said"Her Mam called her after a lady she had worked with. On leaving the premises her Mam had callled to take her home!
Yes! i had worked with her Mam but never knew she named her Baby after me. I was as they say here "Chuffed" I very seldom hear my name anywhere.

Helena.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Hi Guys

Drunk as I am I thought that rather than praise, I would pay homage to this great song by "cleaning up the format"

Here it is in it's resplendent glory:

Pretty TagWords/Music Helena Donovan, Inspired as always and revered!


           


[G]Her inde[Em]pendence is


[Am]Plain [D7]for all tosee


[G]she wears it like a[Em]pretty Tag


[Am]Highest price[D7] the [G] bid was He




[G]His roll of eyes, Ste[Em]ely looks


[Am]She could never under-[D7]stand


[G]One so young andinno[Em]cent




[Am]She loved[D7] you,[G]foolishMan


Chorus.


[Em]Your Ma she never loved you


Was the [Am]cry she heard so long?


[D7]But She did she loved you so


She [G]wrote it in[Em] asong.


In a[Am] song, in a[Dm]song [G]in loveSong.



                                                                             


[G]No Music in yo[Em]urvoice


[Am]your sullen chil[D7]dlikescreen


[G]The honesty of maki[Em]nglove


Was[Am]mixed [D7]with [G] silentscream




[G]She wrote your words so long[Em]ago


She[Am] sang them in the[D7]rain for you


[G]Sang them everywhere wi[Em]thlove for you


[Am]But it n[D7]everease[G]d yourpain.




[Em]Now it’s too late to sing [Am]your song


[D7]your bidding now[G] is done


[Em]for all that you once meant[Am] toHer


[D7]Her pretty tags worth bei[G]ng alone


[Em]alon[Am]e alo[D7]ne ooh [G]ohsoalone.


I'm the son of rage and love

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Hi Guys

Drunk as I am I thought that rather than praise, I would pay homage to this great song by "cleaning up the format"

Here it is in it's resplendent glory:

Pretty TagWords/Music Helena Donovan, Inspired as always and revered!


           


[G]Her inde[Em]pendence is


[Am]Plain [D7]for all tosee


[G]she wears it like a[Em]pretty Tag


[Am]Highest price[D7] the [G] bid was He




[G]His roll of eyes, Ste[Em]ely looks


[Am]She could never under-[D7]stand


[G]One so young andinno[Em]cent




[Am]She loved[D7] you,[G]foolishMan


Chorus.


[Em]Your Ma she never loved you


Was the [Am]cry she heard so long?


[D7]But She did she loved you so


She [G]wrote it in[Em] asong.


In a[Am] song, in a[Dm]song [G]in loveSong.



                                                                             


[G]No Music in yo[Em]urvoice


[Am]your sullen chil[D7]dlikescreen


[G]The honesty of maki[Em]nglove


Was[Am]mixed [D7]with [G] silentscream




[G]She wrote your words so long[Em]ago


She[Am] sang them in the[D7]rain for you


[G]Sang them everywhere wi[Em]thlove for you


[Am]But it n[D7]everease[G]d yourpain.




[Em]Now it’s too late to sing [Am]your song


[D7]your bidding now[G] is done


[Em]for all that you once meant[Am] toHer


[D7]Her pretty tags worth bei[G]ng alone


[Em]alon[Am]e alo[D7]ne ooh [G]ohsoalone.


I'm the son of rage and love

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Bone Daddy,
its 3 am here. I was been totally taken to another place with a beautiful Email i had from a friend.

I saw a Email from you about format, and thought "Bonedaddy is on the cheapo Plonk again! " asking me about formatt, Sure i may as well be looking up a ducks A##.:lol:
and now this. You Precious Man! How very kind of you! It looks fabulous!
Ill have to get back to this tomorrow.

Ah Bless you my friend! I owe you! Big time. such a sweet thing to do.
Now my song is all PURDY.

Thank You!

Helena. hugs and Kisses across this infinite space in time.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Yeah, half price deal at tesco again... I got the last bottle but had to crawl onto the shelf and scuttle behind the more expensive ones to get it!

It's a pleasure to help and i'm glad you like it.  Of course if you hadn't written it I would have had nothing to do so thank you!

By the way, what relevence is a dodgy '50s haircut?

Bonedaddy

I'm the son of rage and love

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Bonedaddy!

Whats this about a Haircut?. Please keep your voice low as the Ceann { Head} aint feeling to good this Morn! I wonder why:lol:

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: Song. Pretty Tag. Words Melody/ Helena Donovan.

Ah! the pennies dropped!

Chuffed? Bonedaddy?

Thank you for making my song Purdy. That other Beautiful Man "James McCormick" usually does it for me! But he's so busy at the moment he hasn't
Time to Bless himself. So i send my blessings your way James From a very
wind torn Emerald!  Barrogá agus Póga to you!.

Roger Guppy has also done this for me, and explained. Still couldn't get it right
But someone else, here on the forum has sent me what i hope is a fool proof way to do it. so next time Fingers crossed.

Roger! are you ok out in Portugal? Those cats of yours havent got you
Shackled or anything?  Held hostage for prawns and chicken!
Spoiled rotton those cats are! lol

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !