C'EST LA VIE (YOU NEVER CAN TELL)

Words & Music by Chuck Berry

Intro:

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B------------------------------------------14--14--14-------|
G---13--14----------13--12-----------------14--14--14-------|
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D
It was a teen-aged wedding
D
And the old folks wished them well
D
You could see that Pierre
                       A
Truly loved the mademoiselle
A
And now the young Monsieur and Madame
A
Have rung the chapel bell
A
C'est La Vie say the old folks
                              D
It goes to show you never can tell

They furnished off the apartment
With a two room tag-end sale
The coolerator was crammed
With TV dinners and Ginger Ale
But when Pierre found work
The little money come in, worked out well
C'est La Vie say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

They had a hi-fi phono
Boy, did they let it blast
700 little records
All rock and rhythm and jazz
But when the sun went down
The rapid tempo of the music fell
C'est La Vie say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

They bought a souped up chitney
Was cherry red fifty-three
Drove it down to Orleans
To celebrate their anniversary
It was their where Pierre was wedded
To the lovely mademoiselle
C'est La Vie say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

It was a teen-aged wedding
And the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre
Truly loved the mademoiselle
And now the young Monsieur and Madame
Have rung the chapel bell
C'est La Vie say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell 

 INTRO:
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B|--5/8----8-----7----6-----5-5--| / = slide up-|
G|-------------------------------|--------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------|
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VERSЕ 1:
C5
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
G5
You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,
C5
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show 
you never can tell

VERSЕ 2: [play like verse 1]
They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show 
you never can tell

VERSЕ 3: [play like verse 1]
They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast
Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show 

you never can tell

VERSК 4: [play like verse 1]
They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53,
They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary
It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely madamoiselle
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show 
you never can tell

SOLO:
[Piano arranged for guitar]

C5
E|--------7-8------7---------------------|
B|---8-10-------10-----8-10-----8--------|
G|----------------------------9--------9-|
D|----------------------------------10---|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G
E|--------7-8------7--------------------|
B|---8-10-------10-----8-10-----8---7-6-|
G|----------------------------9---------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---8-10-11-12---8-10-----8------8--7-6-|
G|-----------------------9------7--------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

C
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|---8-10-11-12---8-10-----8---------------|
G|-----------------------9------7-10--7----|
D|--------------------------------------10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

VERSЕ 5: [play like verse 1]
They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show 
you never can tell

OUTRO:
Just play the beginning of the solo and fade out...

NOTES:
Real easy song, just two chords: EADGBE
C5 (x355xx)
G5 (355xxx)

For every C chord you play this:

C5
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------|

And for every G chord you play this:

G5
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|