Cest La Vie chords by Robby Longo

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

| A          | A          | A          | D          |



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

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

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

Interlude:
| A          | A          | A          | D          |

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

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


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