# From ChordPro Files

## Import lyrics and chords from ChordPro files <a href="#toc165549794" id="toc165549794"></a>

ChordPro files are first inserted into SongBook like normal text or PDF files. After opening, you can then display the unformatted original content of the ChordPro file.

With the menu item "Import ChordPro file," they can be imported similarly to MP3 files ([aus-mp3-dateien](https://docs.songbookplus.com/english/readme/songtexte-und-akkorde-importieren/aus-mp3-dateien "mention")). A PDF file is then generated.

### Formatting lyrics from ChordPro files

Starting with version 6.4, SongBook+ can also adopt formatting information from ChordPro files and display sections like chorus, verse, etc., with different colors or in italic or bold.

For this purpose, various directives in curly braces are used:

* {start\_of\_chorus} / {end\_of\_chorus} or shortly {soc} / {eoc}
* {start\_of\_verse} / {end\_of\_verse} or shortly {sov} / {eov}
* {start\_of\_bridge} / {end\_of\_bridge} or shortly {sob} / {eob}
* {start\_of\_solo} / {end\_of\_solo}
* {start\_of\_intro} / {end\_of\_intro}
* {start\_of\_outro} / {end\_of\_outro}

In the settings under "Import lyrics and chords" - "Format ChordPro text," you can set the color for each of these sections and whether the section should be displayed in bold and/or italic.

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Direct use of colors:

* {textcolour:x} or {textcolor:x} can switch to a specific color
  * For x, you can use one of the following colors:

    red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan, black
  * Instead of these colors, the hexadecimal RGB value of any

    color can be used in the format #RRGGBB, e.g., #7A67EE
* {textcolor} or {textcolour} switches back to the standard color black


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