No Easy Version
| Intro: |
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| C |
| It was a teenage wedding |
| C |
| And the old folks wished them well |
| C |
| You could see that Pierre |
| G |
| did truly love the madamoiselle |
| G |
| And now the young monsieur |
| G |
| and madame have rung the chapel bell |
| G |
| "C'est la vie", say the old folks |
| C |
| it goes to show you never can tell |
| C |
| They furnished off an apartment |
| C |
| with a two room Roebuck sale |
| C |
| The coolerator was crammed |
| G |
| with TV dinners and ginger ale, |
| G |
| But when Pierre found work |
| G |
| the little money comin' worked out well |
| G |
| "C'est la vie", say the old folks |
| C |
| It goes to show you never can tell |
| C |
| They had a hi-fi phono, boy |
| C |
| did they let it blast |
| C |
| Seven hundred little records |
| G |
| all rock, rhythm and jazz |
| G |
| But when the sun went down |
| G |
| the rapid tempo of the music fell |
| G |
| "C'est la vie", say the old folks |
| C |
| it goes to show you never can tell |
| C |
| They bought a souped-up jitney |
| C |
| 'twas a cherry red '53, |
| C |
| They drove it down to Orleans |
| G |
| to celebrate the anniversary |
| G |
| It was there that Pierre was married |
| G |
| to the lovely madamoiselle |
| G |
| "C'est la vie", say the old folks |
| C |
| it goes to show you never can tell |
| Solo: |
| C |
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| G |
| e|------7-8------7--------------------| |
| B|-8-10-------10-----8-10-----8--7--6-| |
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| G |
| e|---------7-----------------------------| |
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| C |
| e|---------7--------------------------| |
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| Repeat Verse 1 |
| Bridge: |
| C G C C x2 |
| Repeat Solo |
| Ending: |
| C C C G x2 |
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