Preview doesn't change the view of PDF files to two pages when selected

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I download chords in PDF format, and on Tiger before they would load up in two pages side-by-side, like a book, so I wouldn't have to scroll down - because I'm plucking the strings and fingering chords with both hands.
Since installing Snow Leopard I can't get it to do the same. In the screenshot, I've zoomed out and it still won't put them side-by-side. It's no sue to me having to scroll down because I don't have a spare hand when I'm playing, and if I zoom out too much then I can't see the chords or lyrics!

Two-page view doesn't start until pages 2-3. The way they've set it up, there is always an even-numbered page on the left and an odd-numbered page on the right -- which is the norm for printed books.
In Apple's eyes, I guess this is a feature, not a bug. But I find this very annoying, especially because it means that it's impossible to display the two pages of a 2-page PDF file side by side using Preview. At the very least, this behavior should be controllable from preferences (e.g. a check-box for "always display even-numbered pages on left in 2-page view" that can be unchecked).
The various Adobe PDF-reading programs do not have this "feature", so I guess you need to use something like that to solve the problem.

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