diff --git a/chord_settings.ly b/chord_settings.ly
index 18cbd1f..9e0317c 100644
--- a/chord_settings.ly
+++ b/chord_settings.ly
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ generalLayout = \layout {
   }
 }
 
+#(define-public (custom-lyric-text::print grob)
+  "Allow interpretation of tildes as lyric tieing marks."
+  ;; See also similar code in Lyric_performer.
+  (let ((text (ly:grob-property grob 'text)))
+
+    (grob-interpret-markup grob (if (string? text)
+                                    (make-pad-right-markup -0.1 (make-tied-lyric-markup text))
+                                    text))))
+
 lyricsWithChordsLayout = \layout {
   \generalLayout
   \context {
@@ -108,14 +117,16 @@ lyricsWithChordsLayout = \layout {
   }
   \context {
     \Lyrics
-    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.basic-distance = 0
+    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.basic-distance = #(- (- songTextLineHeigth songTextChordFontSize) 1)
     \override LyricText.parent-alignment-X = #LEFT
     \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
     \override LyricText.word-space = 0.8
     \override LyricSpace.minimum-distance = 0.8
+    \override LyricText.stencil = #custom-lyric-text::print
   }
   \context {
     \Score
+    \override PaperColumn.keep-inside-line = ##f
     \override SpacingSpanner.uniform-stretching = ##t
     \override SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = 0
     \remove Bar_number_engraver
diff --git a/verses_with_chords.ly b/verses_with_chords.ly
index 7f1f82c..396b71b 100644
--- a/verses_with_chords.ly
+++ b/verses_with_chords.ly
@@ -203,22 +203,42 @@
                        y)
       `(,amount . 0))))
 
+#(define-markup-command (pad-right layout props amount arg)
+  (number? markup?)
+  (let* ((m (interpret-markup layout props arg))
+         (x (ly:stencil-extent m X))
+         (y (ly:stencil-extent m Y)))
+      (ly:make-stencil (ly:stencil-expr m)
+                       (cons (car x) (+ (cdr x) amount))
+                       y)))
+
+#(define-markup-command (score-equal-height layout props reference-height lines)
+  (number? markup-list?)
+  #:category music
+  #:properties ((baseline-skip))
+    (stack-stencils Y DOWN baseline-skip
+      (map
+        (lambda (line) (ly:make-stencil (ly:stencil-expr line) (ly:stencil-extent line X) `(0 . ,reference-height)))
+        (interpret-markup-list layout props lines))))
+
 #(define-markup-command (chordlyrics layout props lyrics) (ly:music?)
    #:properties ((verse-chords #f)
                  (verse-reference-voice #f)
-                 (verse-break-voice #f))
+                 (verse-break-voice #f)
+                 (verse-line-height songTextLineHeigth)
+                 (intraverse-vspace 0))
   "Vers mit Akkorden"
   (interpret-markup layout props
     #{
       \markup {
-        \override #'(baseline-skip . 0.3)
+        \override #`(baseline-skip . ,intraverse-vspace)
         \pad-left #-10
-        \score {
+        \score-equal-height #verse-line-height \score-lines {
           \transposable
           <<
             \new Devnull { #(if (ly:music? verse-break-voice) verse-break-voice) }
-            #(if (ly:music? verse-chords) verse-chords songChords)
-            \new NullVoice { #(if (ly:music? verse-reference-voice) verse-reference-voice firstVoice) }
+            #(if (ly:music? verse-chords) verse-chords #{ \chords { \verseChords } #})
+            \new NullVoice { #(if (ly:music? verse-reference-voice) verse-reference-voice #{ \global \firstVoice #}) }
             \addlyrics { #lyrics }
           >>
           \layout {
@@ -237,5 +257,8 @@
 #(define-markup-command (nochordlyrics layout props lyrics) (ly:music?)
     "Vers ohne Akkorde"
   (interpret-markup layout props
-    (markup #:override `(verse-chords . ,#{#}) #:chordlyrics lyrics))
+    (markup
+      #:override `(verse-chords . ,#{#})
+      #:override `(verse-line-height . ,(- songTextLineHeigth 2))
+      #:chordlyrics lyrics))
 )