Cest La Vie chords by Robby Longo

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

| A augmentedA     | A augmentedA     | A augmentedA     | D MajorD     |


Verse 1:
     D*                     D MajorD
It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished'em well,
     D MajorD                     A augmentedA
you could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle.
     A augmentedA                       A augmentedA
Now, the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
c'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

Verse 2:
        D MajorD                     D MajorD
They furnished off an appartment with a two room Roebuck sale,
     D MajorD                      A augmentedA
the coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and gingerale.
     A augmentedA                          A augmentedA
But when Pierre found work the little money comin' worked out well,
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
c'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

Verse 3:
      D MajorD                 D MajorD
They had a hif-fi phone, boy, did they let it blast:
   D MajorD                       A augmentedA
seven hundred little records, all rockin' rhythm and jazz.
       A augmentedA                     A augmentedA
But when the sun went down the rapid tempo of the music fell,
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
c'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

Interlude:
| A augmentedA     | A augmentedA     | A augmentedA     | D MajorD     |

Verse 4:
       D*                     D MajorD
They bought a souped up jitney, 't was a cherry red fifty tree,
       D MajorD                     A augmentedA
they drove it to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary.
    A augmentedA                          A augmentedA
It was there where Pierre was wadded to that loveley madamoiselle,
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
c'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

Verse 1: (Reprise and Ending)
     D MajorD                      D MajorD
It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished'em well,
     D MajorD                     A augmentedA
you could see that Pierre did truley love the madamoiselle.
    A augmentedA                        A augmentedA
Now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapell bell,
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
c'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
A augmentedA     D MajorD


🏷Legend: * means "ring" (1 strum down and wait)