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GUEST,Tam O'Shanter Lyr/Chords Req: a mans a man for that chords (7) RE: Lyr/Chords Req: a mans a man for that chords 26 Jan 02

Since the tune is traditional and Robert Burns wrote the words how can the Robert Burns Club of Milwaukie claim a copyright on it?

With a bit of experience we can all put chords to a tune but it would be a wee bit cheeky to suggest that since I worked out the chords to (for example Bridge over troubled water) I had some sort of copywrite on it.

I realise that this is threadcreep but in 30 years of playing I have often wonderd about these things when it comes to traditional music.

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