diff --git a/assemble.py b/assemble.py
index f149a4d..08deeb4 100644
--- a/assemble.py
+++ b/assemble.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def build_songmap(lilyfiles, lyric_folder='./lyrics'):
     
     title = find_title(scorefile)
     
+    # for windows systems
+    scorefile = scorefile.replace('\\', '/')
+    lyricfile = lyricfile.replace('\\', '/')
+    
     songmap.append({'scorefile': scorefile, 'lyricfile': lyricfile, 'title': title })  
 
   return songmap