True Snuffy.

You can specify a specific font almost anywhere. If you don't specify it there are "different" defaults for the cite and pre tags.

It remains that the font you specify has to be one each individual who reads it has installed or it doesn't do anything. And I can easily remove Arial from my machine if I don't like it. I can tell my browser to use "BeesKnees" whenever you specify Arial. It's the viewers' choice, not the writer's.

In this case, where you've specified the font and size, the use of the <pre> tag is redundant, since you've overridden what the tag does. Without the font spec, the tag will always display in a monospace, so your chords will line up with your verses - which was, in what's above, the whole point of suggesting its use.

If you really have a reason, then calling for a different font is pretty easy and may occasionally be justified. As long as you use fonts that most people have, it shouldn't cause problems. It won't always work for all viewers, so random use should be minimized.

John