Bob Seger – C’est La Vie
156 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Greatest Hits 1994]
Verse 1
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It was a teenage wedding and the old
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folks wished them well…
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You could see that Pierre did truly
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love the mademoiselle…
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and now the young monsieur and madame
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have rung the chapel bell…
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"C'est la vie…" say the old folks… “It goes
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to show you never can tell…”
Verse 2
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They furnished off an apartment with a two
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room Roebuck sale…
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The coolerator was crammed… with TV dinners
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and ginger ale…
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but when Pierre found work… the little money
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comin' worked out well…
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"C'est la vie…" say the old folks… “It goes
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to show you never can tell…”
Verse 3
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They had a hi-fi phono… Boy…
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did they let it blast…
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Seven hundred little records… all blues
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rock rhythm and jazz…
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but when the sun went down… the volume
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went down as well…
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"C'est la vie…" say the old folks… “It goes
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to show you never can tell…”
Verse 4
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They bought a souped-up jitney… it was a cherry
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red fifty three…
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and drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate
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the anniversary…
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It was there that Pierre was wedded to
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the lovely mademoiselle…
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"C'est la vie…" say the old folks… “It goes
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to show you never can tell…” Ah-hhh…
Solo
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Verse 5
F# F#
They had a teenage wedding and the old
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folks wished them well…
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You could see that Pierre did truly
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love the mademoiselle…
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and now the young monsieur and madame
C# C#
have rung the chapel bell…
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"C'est la vie…" say the old folks… “It goes
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to show you never can tell…”
Outro
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Ah-hhh… never can tell…
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