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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: C
Difficulty: Novice
Phosphorescent - C'est la vie No. 2
Intro:
C G C F C G C
Verse:
CG
I wrote all night
CF
Like the fire of my words could burn a hole up to heaven
CGC
I don't write all night burning holes up to heaven no more
C G
I stood out in the rain
CF
Like the rain might come and wash my eyes clean
C GC C/B
I don't stand out in the rain to have my eyes washed clean no more
Chorus:
Am G
"C'est la vie" she say
C F
But I don't know what she means
CGC C/B
I say "Love, easy, hey come to me"
Am G
"C'est la vie" she say
C F
But I don't know what that means
CGC
I say "alright, well C'est la vie"
C G C F C G C
Verse:
C G
I stood out in the night,
CF
in an empty field and I called your name
CG C
I don't stand out all night in empty fields and call your name no more
C G
I waited for days
C F
for your voice to answer to me
CG CC/B
I don't wait up for days for your voice to answer to me no more
Chorus:
Am G
"C'est la vie" they say
C F
But I don't know what they mean
CG CC/B
I say "love's easy if you let it be"
Am G
"C'est la vie" they say
C F
But I don't know what that means
CGC C/B
I say "alright, well, C'est la vie"
AmGCC/B
I say "alright, honey, C'est la vie"
AmGF Am7/E Dm7 C
Ain't that just how it goes, honey, C'est la vie
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Last Updated: June 7, 2020