La Joie De Vivre Cest Toi chords by Miss Mary Rose

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

La Joie De Vivre C’est Toi

Intro:

Amaj6 Bm
Amaj6 Bm
Amaj6 Bm
E (E7/D C#m7 E/B)
Amaj7 Amaj6
Amaj7 Amaj6

Verse:
E   C#m7    Bm7
New weds sit on a balcony
Amaj6           Bm7
overlooking the Louvre-
C#m7       Bm7       Esus4  E   A
perpetual, fleeting, honeymoon.
E  C#m7    Bm7
Father pulls on a piece of thread;
Amaj6                    Bm7
the red loose end of his soul.
C#m7      Bm7       Esus4  E   A
Mother’s blanket so tightly wove,

Chorus:
A         E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Amaj7 Amaj6
she sings “La Joie De Vivre C’est Toi.”
(Amaj7 Amaj6)

Verse:
E  C#m7    Bm7
Father wearing a loose knit veil.
Amaj6               Bm7
He fails to see the nurse delivering
C#m7      Bm7       Esus4  E   A
newborn doubt and a mouth to feed.
E  C#m7    Bm7
Mother watches the sun give in.
Amaj6              Bm7
Parisian stars are given room-
C#m7     Bm7       Esus4  E   A
beautiful balcony, shining groom.

Chorus:
A         E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Amaj7 Amaj6
she sings “La Joie De Vivre C’est Toi.”
(Amaj7 Amaj6)

Solo:
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 Dmaj7
C#m7 Bm7 Esus4 E A
E C#m7 Bm7 Amaj6 Bm7
C#m7 Bm7 Esus4 E A
E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Amaj7 Amaj6
Amaj7 Amaj6

Verse:
E  C#m7  Bm7
Father fully unwoven now,
Amaj6             Bm7
a tissue crown to end his play.
C#m7          Bm7          Esus4  E   A
From cradle to grave, none to be saved.
E  C#m7  Bm7
Mother offers her woolen coat
Amaj6                  Bm7
to float her ears like snow.
C#m7     Bm7         Esus4  E   A
Freezing time in the street below,

Chorus:
A         E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Amaj7 Amaj6
she sings “La Joie De vivre C’est Toi.”

Amaj7 A7

Bridge:
Bm7                  C#m7
Chasing dreams isn’t hard to do,
Dmaj7                   Aaug
but life has a habit of catching up with you.
Bm7                    C#m7
Taught under Scarlett, unwoven cloth.
C7                             Adim7
I’ll restring my spool, be the blue-eyed fool
Amaj6  Bm7
in love.
Amaj6  Bm7
I’m in love
Amaj6  Bm7
I’m in love

Chorus:
          E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Amaj7 Amaj6
She sings “La Joie De Vivre C’est Toi.”
A      E (E7/D C#m7 E/B) Cdim Amaj7
I sing “La Joie De Vivre C’est Toi.”