Chords for Chuck Berry ~▶ C 'est la Vie (1972) ©2016

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I was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished me well. _
You could see that Pierre did truly [G] love, love mademoiselle. _
Now that the young sir and madame had run the chapel bell, _
C'est la vie, c'est la vie, go to show [C] you never can tell. _
They furnished off an apartment with a Sears and Roebuck sale. _
The coolerator was crammed with TV [G] dinners and ginger ale.
She couldn't cook.
_ _ _ But when Pierre found work, the little money came in, worked out well.
_ C'est la vie, c'est la vie, go to show you [C] never can tell. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Had a high five for a while, did they let it blast like.
_ 700 little EPs, [G] all rock rhythm and jazz.
_ But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music sort of fell,
for various reasons.
C'est la vie, c'est la vie, go to [C] show you never can tell.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ They bought a souped up Mercedes, was a cherry red 53. _ _
Drove it down to New Orleans [G] to celebrate their anniversary.
_ It was there when Pierre was wedded to the lovely [G] mademoiselle.
_ C'est la vie, c'est la vie, go to [C] show you never can tell. _ _ _
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