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Problem with lyrics

Help, please, someone!
I'm writing a song using the following setup;
A four bar piano solo intro followed by a two bar vamp (repeated twice)at bars 5 & 6.
The vocal intro runs from measure 7 to and including measure 22.
The chorus begins at measure 23 where I have a "master repeat open" and ends at measure 42 where I have the 1st ending and "master repeat close".
The second chorus lyrics must begin at measure 23, but I have not found a way to do this, despite the fact that I have specified 2 lyric lines in the lyrics configuration. Instead, the second chorus lyrics begin at measure 7 under the vocal intro.
What is it that I'm doing wrong?? How can I get this to work??I would appreciate an answer from some kind soul as soon as possible. Thanx in advance

Re: Problem with lyrics

Reply #1 –
To summarize: you've got Local Repeat Open at bar 5, Local Repeat Close at bar 7. At bar 23, you have your Master Repeat Open, at bar 42 (beginning) 1st Ending, and at bar 43 Master Repeat Close. Right? That should work. Other things to watch out for: repeats and special endings should be on _all_ staves. Also there shouldn't be any double bars or section open/close barlines which could confuse the flow. Hope this helps...

Re: Problem with lyrics

Reply #2 –
See page 17 of the User's Guide, or press the Help button and review the special characters that can be added to a lyric (specifically the underscore character, '_').