F Bb [Verse 1]Bb It was a teenage weddingBb And the old folks wished them wellBb You could see that PierreF Did truly love the mademoiselleF And now the young monsieur and madameF Have rung the chapel bellF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tell [Verse 2]Bb They furnished off an apartmentBb With a two room Roebuck saleBb The coolerator was crammedF With T.V. dinners and ginger aleF But when Pierre found workF The little money coming worked out wellF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tell [Verse 3]Bb They had a hi-fi phonoBb Boy, did they let it blastBb Seven hundred little recordsF All rocking rhythm and jazzF But when the sun went downF The rapid tempo of the music fellF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tell [Guitar Solo]Bb F Bb [Verse 4]Bb They bought a souped-up jitneyBb It was a cherry-red '53Bb They drove it down to New OrleansF To celebrate their anniversaryF It was there that Pierre Was wedded to the lovely mademoiselleF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tell [Verse 5]Bb It was a teenage weddingBb And the old folks wished them wellBb You could see that PierreF Did truly love the mademoiselleF And now the young monsieur and madameF Have rung the chapel bellF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tell [Outro]Bb F "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tellF "C'est la vie", say the old folksBb It goes to show you never can tellF Bb
You Never Can Tell Cest La Vie
Emmylou Harris
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