diff --git a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_verse b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_verse
index b102574b..176b104b 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_verse
+++ b/patacrep/songs/chordpro/data/latex/content_verse
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 (*- if content.nolyrics -*)
 \ifchorded
 \begin{verse*}
-\musicnote{\nolyrics
   (* for line in content.lines *)
-    (( render(line) ))
-    (*- if not loop.last *)\newline(* endif *)
-
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics (( render(line) ))}
   (* endfor *)
-}
 \end{verse*}
 \fi
 (*- else *)
diff --git a/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex b/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
index eec4b275..343f4e63 100644
--- a/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
+++ b/test/test_chordpro/nolyrics.tex
@@ -14,19 +14,15 @@
 
 \ifchorded
 \begin{verse*}
-\musicnote{\nolyrics
-    \[A B#]
-}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[A B#]}
 \end{verse*}
 \fi
 
 
 \ifchorded
 \begin{verse*}
-\musicnote{\nolyrics
-    \[A] \[B]\newline
-    \[C]
-}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[A] \[B]}
+    \musicnote {\nolyrics \[C]}
 \end{verse*}
 \fi