What are the acceptable formats for the song lyrics and chords?
Transpose accepts both of the common text representations for lyrics and chords found at sites such as The Gospel Music Archive and COWPIE. In the first format, the chords are placed on the line above the lyrics. For example: Sidewalks of New York 3/4 Key of C C G7 C Eastside, Westside, F G7 C All around the town, C7 F C The kids sang “Ring-a-Rosie”, A7 D7 G7 Londonbridge is falling down. C G7 C C7 Boys and girls together, F C C7 Me and Mamie O’Rourke, F C Tripped the light fantastic A7 D7 G7 C On the Sidewalks of New York. This is referred to as the “Two Line” format in this document. When this format is used, Transpose automatically recognizes chord lines, and changes them to the new key. Note that the chords must align with the corresponding lyrics, so always use a font with fixed spacing, such as “Courier” or “Lucida Console”, when editing songs. Also, a simple text editor, e.g., Notepad, usually works better than a word processor, e.g., Word. Don’t use the tab key when editing son
